Peskov: Estonia has no evidence of airspace violation

Russia has accused Estonia of falsely claiming that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated its airspace last week.

According to Moscow, Tallinn has not provided any evidence and is merely deliberately increasing tensions between East and West.

The Estonian authorities, on the other hand, stated that the Russian aircraft had remained in their airspace for twelve minutes and had been forced to leave. Western representatives see the incident as a test of NATO's readiness.

The case is to be dealt with by the UN Security Council, while the alliance has convened consultations under Article 4. These follow shortly after Russian drones violated Polish airspace.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the allegations as unfounded and described them as a continuation of provocative rhetoric. At the same time, he assured that Russian pilots always acted in accordance with international law.

(reuters, red)