EA on France 24: NATO Responds to Russia’s Violations of Airspace

Posted by Scott Lucas | Sep 21, 2025 | 0

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Estonia Prime Minister Kristen Michael, Tallinn, October 22, 2024 (Jürgen Randma)

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I joined France 24 English on Saturday to analyze NATO’s response to Russia’s violations of airspace, including drone incursions into Poland and Romania and three MiG-31 fighter jets overflying Estonia.

I explain the bloc’s immediate calibrated response and the launch of Operation Eastern Sentry to establish air defense arrangements.

Russia is testing NATO. The bloc has declared Eastern Sentry and Moscow is saying, “OK, let’s see if you are serious about this.”

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on France 24: NATO Responds to Russia’s Violations of Airspace

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Estonia Prime Minister Kristen Michael, Tallinn, October 22, 2024 (Jürgen Randma)

I joined France 24 English on Saturday to analyze NATO’s response to Russia’s violations of airspace, including drone incursions into Poland and Romania and three MiG-31 fighter jets overflying Estonia.

About The Author

Scott Lucas

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