"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. Asked if the US was willing to defend EU countries from further Russian aggression, Donald Trump on Sunday said: Yeah, I would. I would. Earlier, the US president said he didn't like Russia's jet incursion but said he had not been briefed about it."
Two German Eurofighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane over the Baltic after the aircraft switched off its transponders and ignored requests to make contact. The fighters launched from Rostock-Laage to head off the plane as it flew in international airspace. Estonia announced an emergency UN Security Council meeting following repeated alleged airspace violations, including three MiG-31 fighters over the Gulf of Finland, which Moscow denies. Estonia has requested NATO consultations under Article 4. Regional tensions have risen amid allegations of deliberate provocative actions by Russia while world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly.
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