Nato restates ‘ironclad’ commitment to mutual defence after Russian incursions

Britain has committed RAF Typhoon jets to Nato’s Eastern Sentry mission following Russian violations of the alliance’s airspace in recent weeks (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nato will respond to Russian aerial incursions “in the manner, timing and domain of our choosing”, the alliance has warned Moscow after last week’s violation of Estonian airspace.

In a statement following a meeting of Nato’s North Atlantic Council, the alliance condemned the incursion by three MiG-31 jets on September 19, describing it as “part of a wider pattern of increasingly irresponsible Russian behaviour”.