NATO Gives Russia a Stark Warning

European diplomats are said to have warned the Kremlin this week that NATO is ready to respond to further violations of its airspace with full force—including by shooting down Russian planes. A Russian diplomat said such a response could mean “war.”

At a tense meeting in Moscow, British, French and German envoys addressed their concerns about an incursion by three MiG-31 fighter jets into Estonian airspace last week. Following the conversation, they concluded that the violation had been a deliberate tactic ordered by Russian commanders.