"Estonia said the UN security council would hold an emergency meeting on Monday over Russian fighter jets' violation of the country's airspace as Donald Trump expressed his displeasure at the incursion and said he would help defend European Union members if Russia intensified hostilities. Nato forces intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday after they entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland, triggering Nato and European complaints of a dangerous new provocation but a denial from Moscow."
"Asked if he would help defend EU members if Russia intensified hostilities, the US president told reporters: Yeah, I would. I would. Trump said he had been briefed over the Estonia situation and added: We don't like it. It was a change in tone from his reaction to the Polish airspace incursion, which he said could have been a mistake, prompting Poland's foreign affairs minister to say that that wasn't a mistake."
NATO forces intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighters after they entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland, prompting complaints and a denial from Moscow. German Eurofighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane that had switched off transponders over the Baltic Sea. Estonia convened an emergency UN security council meeting for the first time in 34 years of membership. Poland reported earlier drone airspace violations during an attack on Ukraine. The US president expressed displeasure, said he would defend EU members if hostilities intensified, and acknowledged a briefing on the situation. Estonian officials called for an international response to escalating behaviour.
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