Russia Su-27 and SU-24 fighter jets enter Swedish airspace. Swedish military on alert
HSMilitarycom: Four Russian fighter jets enter Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the Reuters news agency, quoted from a statement by the country's Armed Forces.
Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets and two Su-24s are known to have crossed Swedish airspace, near the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. A Swedish Gripen JAS 39 aircraft was sent there to document the breach.
“Russia's violation of Swedish airspace is, of course, unacceptable. This will lead to a firm diplomatic response from Sweden. Sweden's sovereignty and territory must always be respected," Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said.
The Swedish military reports that the situation is under control and the incident shows that they are always on high alert.
"Given the current situation, we take this very seriously," SC said.
Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sweden said it no longer ruled out joining NATO. This immediately caused a negative reaction in Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova said that Sweden's possible entry into NATO would require retaliatory measures from Russia.
Regarding Ukraine's desire to join NATO, Russia also demanded that NATO provide written assurances, that it would not join the alliance in the future, but both the alliance and the Ukrainian authorities categorically refused.
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