BREAKING: Major European country says it will shoot down any Russian planes in airspace

Poland will shoot down Russian fighter jets if they violate its territory, says Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

“I want to be very clear. We will make a decision to shoot down flying objects without discussion when they violate our territory and fly over Poland. There is no room for debate here,” Tusk told a press conference.

It follows a series of incidents in which Russian drones or warplanes entered airspace of Poland, Romania, and, last Friday, Estonia, when three Russian MiG-31 jets remained in the NATO member state’s airspace for nearly 12 minutes before the alliance scrambled jets in response.

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