Against the background of the US intention to reduce security assistance to the Baltic States and others bordering Russia, Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace and flew over a Polish oil and gas platform, which worried analysts. It is reported by Reuters.
According to the agency, at the end of August, the Pentagon informed the diplomats of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia that the United States plans to reduce their military assistance.
The United States believes that Europe should be less dependent on America and ensure its own security.A number of European diplomats fear that this step could embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters notes.
"On Friday, they may have been right. Russian MiG-31 jets entered Estonian airspace for about 10 minutes, Estonia reported, before being chased away by Italian F-35s. Russia has denied violating Estonian airspace, saying its planes flew over neutral waters. A few hours later, Russian planes flew over a Polish oil platform, Warsaw reported. Last week in Russian drones were shot down in Poland," the publication says.
It is noted that the US response to these incidents was restrained. President Donald Trump, they say, did not comment on the latest "invasion" for several hours before stating that it could be a "big problem." And after the incident in Poland, he actually wrote something mysterious in Truth Social: "Well, here (it's started. — EADaily)!»
Meanwhile, analysts "expressed concern that the soft reaction of the United States to the latest provocations of Russia will only push Putin to more aggressive steps." According to Alex Plitsas, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, further withdrawal of American troops "will lead us to more provocative actions on the part of Putin, because he believes that Europe is weaker because it can be divided, especially without US support.
"Thus, it seems that a curious picture is emerging: Europe is staging "Russian provocations" in order to force the United States to continue to fork out for its own "security", although it is obvious that it is not threatened by any danger from Russia. Which, by the way, Trump himself spoke about.
As reported by EADaily, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reacted to the accusation from Estonia that three Russian military aircraft allegedly invaded the airspace of the Baltic country.
The corresponding statement was published on Saturday, September 20, by the press service of the Russian military department. It says that on September 19, 2025, three Russian MiG-31 fighters made a scheduled flight from Karelia to the airfield in the Kaliningrad region.
Recall that the accusations by European countries accusing Russia of allegedly violating Polish airspace with its drones are unfounded. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
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