NATO Chief. We won’t shoot down Russian jets

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has clarified the North Atlantic Alliance's position regarding Russian aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles that regularly violate the airspace of the alliance's member countries. His explanation presents a strategy based not on an aggressive response, but on a combination of strength and restraint.
According to Rutte, the principle of "proportional response" is at the core of NATO's actions. He emphasized that a Russian aircraft cannot be shot down simply because it has crossed the alliance's airspace. The use of extreme measures is possible in only one case. "If the aircraft poses a threat, we have the authority to use, if necessary, extreme measures. But if the aircraft does not pose a threat, we will not shoot it down. In that case, we will carefully escort it out of the airspace. This is exactly what we should do, and I fully agree with this approach," the NATO chief stated.