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Russia has denied violating Estonian airspace, saying it flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
US President Donald Trump. (Reuters file photo)
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday reacted to the Russian fighter jets violating Estonian airspace and referred to it as “big trouble”.
“I don’t love it. I don’t like it when that happens. Could be big trouble,” Trump told reporters.
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His remark comes after the Russian jets violated Estonian airspace on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron too criticised Russia and said on X,” strongly condemn the incursions of Russian aircraft into Estonia. They represent yet another step in Russia’s accumulation of provocations and irresponsible actions. I extend my full support to the Estonian authorities. A security posture will be adopted in response to these repeated violations.”
However, Moscow has denied the same, saying Russian fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace and flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in proceeding from northwest Russia to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
“The flight was carried out in strict conformity with international rules governing airspace with no violation of the borders of other states as is confirmed by independent checks,” the Russian Defence Ministry said of the three MiG-31 fighters in a post on Telegram.
“During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed flight path and did not violate Estonian airspace,” added the Defence Minister.
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Anushka Vats is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for storytelling and a curiosity that extends beyond the newsroom. She covers both national and international news. For more stories, you can follow her… Read More
September 20, 2025, 09:03 IST
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