By Natali Moss
At the same time, he voiced the condition in which his country will be more cautious in making categorical decisions. "When we are faced with not quite clear situations, such as recent flights of Russian fighters over Petrobaltic, but without any violations, since it is not our territorial waters, we need to think twice before deciding on actions that can provoke a very acute phase of conflict," Tusk said.
Poland's Prime Minister added that he needs to make sure that his country, which is a NATO member, will not be left alone in the event of an escalation of the conflict: "I should also be absolutely confident . . . that all the allies will come to this in the same way as we. " Last week, Estonia stated that on September 19, three Russian fighters violated its airspace.
This increased among NATO leaders, the feeling that Moscow was checking the Alliance's readiness and determination, and some of them called for a decisive answer. The Estonian Armed Forces emphasized that the Russians did not have permission for this flight and did not communicate. On Monday, September 22, the UN Security Council should meet to discuss the incident on request of Estonia.
In turn, the Russian Federation has already denied information that its planes had broken the airspace of one of the Baltic countries, accusing Estonia of lies and injection tensions. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the MiG-31 fighters "made a planned flight" without violating the borders of other states. The press service assured that the route was running over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
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