Poland welcomes Trump’s remark on defending NATO skies against Russian violations

RMF24 quoted his statement.

Sikorski welcomed Trump’s statement affirming that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft entering their airspace.

“It’s good that President Trump expressed this position — that sovereign countries must have the right to defend their airspace. If Cuban planes entered U.S. airspace, we know what would happen,” Radosław Sikorski said.

The day before, in a UN speech, Sikorski warned Russia against further provocations toward NATO countries and cautioned Moscow not to complain about the consequences later.

• Tensions in the Baltic Sea region have escalated in recent days following multiple incidents involving Russian military aircraft. On Friday, three Russian MiG-31 interceptors entered Estonian airspace for about 12 minutes, while Poland reported that two Russian planes flew low over the Petrobaltic drilling platform, violating its security zone.
• In response, Estonia requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, scheduled for Monday, September 22, to address Russia’s airspace violations.