Estonia calls UN Security Council after Russian fighter jet incursion
Photo: Estonia appealed to the UN Security Council over Russian aggression (Getty Images)
For the first time in 34 years of membership in the UN, Estonia initiated an urgent meeting of the Security Council after Russian planes invaded its airspace, according to ERR.
On Monday, September 22, the UN Security Council will hold an extraordinary meeting after Russia violated Estonia’s airspace. This incident forced Tallinn, for the first time in 34 years of UN membership, to appeal with a request to convene the Security Council.
"By the brazen violation of our airspace, Russia undermines principles that are important for the security of all UN members, and therefore it is important that a permanent member of the UN Security Council discuss such violations in this same body," emphasized the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.
He noted that this case is part of a broader strategy of the Kremlin aimed at testing the resilience of Europe and NATO. Tsahkna also recalled the recent violations by Russia of the airspace of Poland and Romania.
"All these cases are part of a broader scheme by which Russia escalates regional and global tension, and such actions of Russia require an international response," emphasized the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
According to Tsahkna, Moscow’s actions are not consistent with the status of a permanent member of the UN Security Council and "would be unacceptable for any other member state of the organization."
Invasion of Russian MiGs into Estonia
On the morning of September 19, three MiG-31 fighters of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation took off without permission into the airspace of Estonia.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that, allegedly, the flight of their MiGs took place “in strict accordance with International rules of use of airspace” and supposedly "did not violate the borders of other states."
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of Estonia published a map of the route of three Russian MiG-31, which on September 19 were for almost 12 minutes in the airspace of Estonia.
Later in Estonia, they proposed to close the eastern border after Russian MiG-31 fighters violated the airspace of the country.
However, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Estonia, Igor Taro, noted that at the moment it is not about restricting the land border, since an aviation violation was recorded. To close the border there would be needed a provocation on land.
