NATO scrambled fighter jets to intercept three Russian warplanes that soared dangerously close to the borders of alliance members Poland and Lithuania.
The Netherlands deployed a fleet of F-35s to put a halt to the flight of the Russian planes which were close to Kaliningrad enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania.
In a statement, the Netherlands' Defence Ministry said: "The then unknown aircraft approached the Polish NATO area of responsibility from Kaliningrad.
