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Posted on September 26, 2025
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The Kremlin warns against reckless talk of shooting down Russian planes, citing a serious escalation of tensions near its border.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that talk of shooting down Russian military planes over Europe was reckless, aggressive and marked a serious escalation of tension near Russia's border.
"Statements about shooting down Russian planes are, well, at the very least, reckless, irresponsible. And, of course, dangerous in their consequences," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin.
Bloomberg reported earlier that European diplomats had warned Moscow that NATO was ready to respond with full force against violations of its airspace, including by shooting down Russian planes.
Peskov repeated Moscow's denial that its fighter planes had intruded into Estonian air space last week.
"We heard the exchanges when our planes were accused of violating Estonian airspace. However, absolutely no evidence, let alone convincing evidence, was presented," he said.
"And, of course, against the backdrop of such recklessness, making such aggressive statements, this is another very significant round of escalation of tensions near our border."
(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Mark Trevelyan, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
The Kremlin described talk of shooting down Russian military planes as reckless, aggressive, and a serious escalation of tensions near Russia's border.
European diplomats warned Moscow that NATO was prepared to respond with full force against violations of its airspace, including the potential to shoot down Russian planes.
No, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Moscow's denial that its fighter planes had intruded into Estonian airspace.
Peskov stated that no evidence, let alone convincing evidence, was presented to support the accusations of violating Estonian airspace.
The Kremlin viewed the statements about shooting down its planes as another significant round of escalation of tensions near its border.
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