UK summons Russian ambassador over 'utterly unacceptable' violations into NATO airspace

The UK has summoned the Russian ambassador successful London implicit the country's "utterly unacceptable" incursions into NATO airspace.

Romania said a drone breached its airspace during a Russian onslaught connected neighbouring Ukraine astatine the weekend, days aft Poland changeable down Russian drones successful its airspace.

The UK said the incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace were "reckless" and warned Russia that immoderate further incidents "will again beryllium met with force".

Russian ambassador Andrei Kelin has been summoned by the Foreign Office.

A spokesperson for the section said: "Significant and unprecedented usurpation of Polish and NATO airspace by Russian drones past week, followed by a further incursion into Romanian airspace connected Saturday, was utterly unacceptable.

"The UK stands agreed with Poland, Romania, Ukraine and our NATO allies successful unreservedly condemning these reckless actions.

"As our continent erstwhile again faces the egregious enlargement of Russia's reckless behaviour, defence of Ukraine against Putin's aggression is important to the information of the full of Europe, including the UK.

"Russia should recognize that its continued aggression lone strengthens the unity betwixt NATO allies and our determination to basal with Ukraine, and immoderate further incursions volition again beryllium met with force.

"Russia indispensable extremity its amerciable warfare connected Ukraine."

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On Saturday, Poland deployed craft successful what it called a "preventative" determination to support its airspace owed to a further hazard of drone strikes successful Ukraine.

"These actions are preventative successful quality and aimed astatine securing airspace and protecting citizens, particularly successful areas adjacent to the threatened area," it said.

Russia and Belarus person besides been holding joint subject exercises implicit the Barents Sea, situated disconnected the bluish coasts of Norway and Russia, since past week.