LONDON: Britain on Monday summoned the Russian ambassador in London following Moscow\u2019s \u201cunprecedented violation\u201d of NATO airspace, as the UK announced it would send fighter jets to help defend Polish airspace.<\/p>\n
The Foreign Office called the incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace in recent days \u201cunacceptable\u201d and summoned Andrei Kelin, the Russian ambassador.<\/p>\n
\u201cSignificant and unprecedented violation of Polish and NATO airspace by Russian drones last week, followed by a further incursion into Romanian airspace on Saturday, was utterly unacceptable,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cRussia should understand that its continued aggression only strengthens the unity between NATO allies and our determination to stand with Ukraine, and any further incursions will again be met with force,\u201d the ministry added. \u201cRussia must end its illegal war on Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UK stands united with Poland, Romania, Ukraine and our NATO allies in unreservedly condemning these reckless actions,\u201d the office added.<\/p>\n
Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday in what European officials described as a provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down.<\/p>\n
Russia said Poland wasn\u2019t targeted, and Moscow\u2019s ally Belarus said the drones went astray because they were jammed. But European leaders have expressed certainty that the incursion was deliberate, underlining long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia\u2019s more than three-year war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Polish airspace has been violated several times since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but there has been nothing on the scale of Wednesday\u2019s violations in Poland or in any other NATO country.<\/p>\n
Romania said Saturday it deployed two F-16 jets to intercept a drone that briefly entered its airspace. The country\u2019s defense ministry said the drone did not fly over inhabited areas and did not represent an imminent danger to the public.<\/p>\n
Britain\u2019s military said Monday that Royal Air Force fighter jets will join several other European nations in air-defense missions over Poland.<\/p>\n
Britain\u2019s Defense Ministry said the Typhoon jets will join planes from Denmark, France and Germany in the mission, dubbed Eastern Sentry, which involves extra European fighter jets, a warship and air defense systems along with existing air policing and ground defenses.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said \u201cRussia\u2019s reckless behavior is a direct threat to European security and a violation of international law, which is why the UK will support NATO\u2019s efforts to bolster its eastern flank through Eastern Sentry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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