Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane ignored requests to make contact, in latest of what are seen as provocative acts by Kremlin

Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane ignored requests to make contact, in latest of what are seen as provocative acts by Kremlin

Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN security council after Russian planes violated its airspace.

Germany’s air force said the Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane had switched off its transponders and ignored requests to make contact. The Eurofighters took off from the Rostock-Laage airbase to head off the aircraft as it flew in international airspace.

Tensions between Nato and Russia have been dramatically rising after a series of what European governments say are deliberate, provocative acts by the Kremlin. On Friday, three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace in the Gulf of Finland. Moscow denies this.

  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    I’m not angry, I just think NATO looks more and more pathetic. Russia communicates clear red lines and when those are crossed they retaliate. So for example Russia already said that they will target any NATO troops in Ukraine - BEFORE any NATO troops were officially sent there. NATO on the other hand always waits for Russia to escalate and then starts thinking how to respond. And they usually respond by asking Russia not to do it again. So what NATO should do is to tell Russia how they will respond in advanced and then follow through. This way Russia would think twice before escalating. But because NATO is so weak Russia started sending drones into Poland and weeks later they are sending airplanes.