European Commission Chairman Ursula von Der Leyen said on Wednesday that the shooting of Russian fighter jets entering NATO airspace is on the table. “
“I am of the opinion that we have to defend every square centimeter [of] The region, and this means if there is an infiltration in the airspace, after the warning, after being very clear, of course, the option of shooting a fighter jet that is infiltrating our airspace is on the table, ”Von Der Leyen said during an appearance on CNN.
President Trump Said on Tuesday During his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski at the United Nations General Assembly, NATO countries should shoot Russian jets entering their airspace.
“Yes,” the President said that when reporters asked.
In response to Trump’s comments, Polish External Affairs Minister Radoslav Sikorski said “Roger Ki”.
NATO countries have experienced Russian drones and aircraft flying in their airspace in recent weeks as Von Der Leyen and Trump’s comments.
Poland’s army, with the help of NATO colleagues, Many shot down Russian drones that violated the country’s airspace.
Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace, motivating the country to implement Article 4.
The United States US ambassador stood in front of these airspace violations by our NATO allies, “and I will protect every inch of the United States and our allies, NATO, to repeat this first opportunity.
Von Der Leyen, head of the European Union Executive Branch, told CNN anchor Christian Amanpor that Russia is “testing” Europe on “all regions”.
“I mean, this is a hybrid war that we have experienced for many, many years that Russia is a pioneer against the democracy of the European Union and others. And so we all fight back to different areas. And as I said, it’s a decision of NATO, but I will be very clear, you do not touch our region,” You said on Wednesday.
