Estonia says it summoned Russia diplomat after Russian helicopter violated Estonian airspace


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  • Monday, 08 Sep 2025

Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Foreign ministers from the member countries of the Nordic-Baltic Eight, NB8, at the island of Bornholm, Denmark, Tuesday April 29, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Estonia summoned Russia's charge d’affaires in Tallinn on Monday to lodge a protest after a Russian MI-8 helicopter violated Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island in the Baltic Sea, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.

"This is the third such incident this year, a serious breach of international law," he said on X.

(Reporting by Anna RingstromEditing by Gareth Jones)

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