Despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, a ceasefire does not seem to be happening between the two sides. Rather, there are fears that the scope of the Ukraine war will expand further into Europe. Meanwhile, the President of Lithuania has said that Russian military planes violated his country’s airspace for a short time on Thursday evening. He called it a blatant violation of the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO member country.
According to news agency AP, President Gitanes Nauseda said that in this regard lithuania The Foreign Ministry will summon representatives of the Russian Embassy located in the capital Vilnius. A protest against this violation will be lodged with Russian diplomats.
“This is a flagrant violation of international law and the territorial integrity of Lithuania,” Nauseda wrote on the social media platform X. This once again confirms how important it is to strengthen Europe’s air defense. Russia Has not given any reaction on this at present.
Russia-ukraine Baltic countries have been alert since the war started
The Baltic countries have increased their vigilance since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. In recent weeks, Russian fighter jets have violated the airspace of these countries and mysterious drones have also been seen several times in their territory, due to which these countries are worried.
Baltic countries including Lithuania believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin NATO’s defense response capability is being tested.
Some leaders have accused Putin of waging a hybrid war in Europe. But Russia clearly denies these allegations. He says that he is not testing NATO’s defense system.
How long did the Russian jets stay within the borders of Lithuania?
The Lithuanian armed forces said in a statement that around 6 p.m. local time on Thursday, two Russian military aircraft intruded into Lithuanian airspace by about 700 meters (765 yards). The SU-30 fighter jet and the IL-78 refueling aircraft returned after about 18 seconds.
The Lithuanian military believes the planes were conducting refueling exercises in the neighboring Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
Spotting the Russian jets in their area, two Spanish fighter jets deployed on NATO air surveillance mission were immediately activated and headed towards the breached area.
Earlier on Thursday, President Nausida attended the European Council summit in Brussels. At the summit, EU leaders approved a plan whose aim is to ensure that Europe becomes fully capable of defending itself by the end of this decade. This scheme has been named ‘Readiness 2030’.
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