Overview

• NATO ambassadors will hold Article 4 consultations on Tuesday after Tallinn sought urgent alliance discussions on the breach.
• Estonia says three Russian MiG-31s entered its airspace without flight plans, with transponders off and no contact with air traffic control.
• Allied aircraft, including Italian F-35s based in Estonia and quick-reaction jets from Sweden and Finland, scrambled to intercept.
• The Kremlin denies any violation, calling Estonia’s account unfounded and accusing it of trying to escalate tensions.
• President Donald Trump said the U.S. would defend Poland and the Baltic states if Russia escalates, as EU and Ukrainian leaders urge a stronger response and Poland signals it will shoot down threats that cross its borders.