UN Security Council Convenes Emergency Meeting: "Russian Violation of Estonian Airspace Under Discussion"

Russia Denies Violation Claims
Poland and Romania Also Report Russian Airspace Incursions

The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting on the 21st, Eastern Standard Time, to address the issue of a Russian fighter jet violating Estonian airspace.

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According to CNN and other outlets, St?phane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, announced that the meeting would be held at 10 a.m. on the 21st, New York time, at the UN headquarters. This follows Estonia's request for a Security Council meeting after three Russian fighter jets reportedly violated its airspace for 12 minutes on the 19th.

In response, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) scrambled Italian F-35 fighter jets stationed in Estonia.

On the 20th, Russia denied the allegations, stating that the fighter jets in question had flown over neutral waters in the Baltic Sea and had never entered Estonian airspace.

Margus Tsahkna, Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on the 21st that Russia's actions "undermine principles essential to the security of all United Nations member states," and insisted that "the United Nations Security Council must respond to actions committed by a permanent member of the Security Council."

Meanwhile, Ukraine also requested approval to attend the Security Council meeting to present its position.

Russian violations of NATO airspace have occurred frequently this year. Earlier, Poland, another NATO member on the alliance's eastern front, reported that a Russian drone entered its airspace overnight between the 9th and 10th. In the past ten days, Romania also reported that a Russian drone crossed into its airspace.

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