Russian jets enter Estonia's airspace in latest test for NATO


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  • Friday, 19 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

VILNIUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia's airspace for 12 minutes on Friday in an "unprecedentedly brazen" incursion, its government said,the latest in a series of recent military actions by Russia that have rattled the alliance.

Russia's Defence Ministry denied its jets violated Estonian airspace, saying they flew over neutral waters.

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