Reaction to aircraft disruption by Russia: NATO countries diverge – media

According to Bloomberg, NATO allies try to coordinate a response to Russia’s airspace and openly contradict each other.

Source: Bloomberg

Details: On Tuesday night, Germany warned the risks of killing Russian aircraft, while US President Donald Trump almost simultaneously demonstrated his openness to a more aggressive position supported by Poland and the Baltic countries. On Monday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk threatened to knock down air threats and stated that “there is no place to discuss this rhetoric.

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The publication notes that this dispute reveals anxious differences within the Alliance, since Russian ruler Vladimir Putin tests his determination. The series of incidents, when Russian aircraft crossed the airspace of allies on NATO, caused anxiety on its eastern flank and beyond.

This week Estonia called for emergency meetings of NATO and the UN Security Council after three Russian fighters were 12 minutes in the Baltic Country Air Force over the Finnish Gulf. The incident occurred only a few weeks after the Russian drones violated the airspace in Poland and Romania.

Together, they increase the pressure on the organization of the North Atlantic Treaty to formulate a convincing answer. Without a clear plan for response of the Alliance, it will be difficult to maintain a reliable restraint potential, – the publication said.

But, unlike partners, Germany calls for a careful approach. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that NATO allies risked Putin’s “trap” of Escalation, shooting on Russian aircraft.

Other allies require a more decisive position to send a message to the Kremlin. Latvia President Edgar Rinkevich called for the “demonstration of force” in response to Russian invasion.

The last event was publicized on Wednesday, when a military aircraft, which is a Minister of Defense of Spain Margarita Robles, has been disrupted by GPS.

Literally Bloomberg: “GPS interruptions are quite common in Eastern Europe, especially since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. The aircraft, on board, was on board the European Commission of Ursula von Der Lyen, has undergone a similar incident during a ploce to Plovdiv Airport in Bulgaria at the end of August.

Operations in GPS, which occurred near the Russian Kaliningrad, occurred after the appearance of several large drones on Monday night, which led to the closure of Copenhagen Airport. ”

Details: US President Donald Trump has made his Lept during a meeting with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. When asked by a journalist, whether he supports NATO allies attempts to knock Russian aircraft, he replied: “Yes, I support.”

However, Bloomberg writes that the US position is still fuzzy. Trump refused to say whether the NATO White House was supported if the Alliance was attacked by Russian aircraft over its airspace, stating it “depends on circumstances”, but “we are very decisively tuned to NATO support.”

Only a few hours before Trump’s comments, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied the claim of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that his country is ready to knock down foreign aircraft that are part of her airspace. According to Rubio, the NATO policy is to intercepts foreign planes that do not attack, not in shelling.

On Tuesday, NATO published a statement that promised a “decisive” response to Russian invasions, stating that it would use all opportunities, including the military, for self -defense that corresponds to the Tusk position.

Finland President Alexander Stubb called on the Allies “not to respond excessively, but to be firm enough, because the only thing that Russia understands is power,” he said.

On the other hand, the publication is referred to, the Kremlin feels pressure because of Ukraine’s more loud support by Trump. On Tuesday, the US President stated that, in his opinion, Ukraine – with the support of the European Union – has every opportunity not only to repel, but also to return all territories captured by Russia from the moment of its invasion in 2022 – and, “may even go.”

“Putin and Russia have a big economic problem, and now is the time for Ukraine to act,” Trump wrote on social networks.

Moscow denied, and Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the country retains its “stability and stability”. The insider, acquainted with a friend with the Kremlin’s discussions, said that the most important thing is that Trump adheres to his decision to remain a third -party observer in the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

German Foreign Minister Johann Vadeful congratulated the change in Trump’s rhetoric, saying that the US President “makes the right conclusions” from his unsuccessful attempts to push Putin to peace.

For NATO member, this means caution and not falling into the Kremlin trap.

Vadeful said: “The calculation behind it is clear.

First, provoke NATO allies, and then, in the case of escalation, act completely surprised and discredit NATO. ”