Finland forced to scramble fighter jets TWICE in one day to intercept Russia’s warplanes
MILITARY chiefs in Finland have blasted Russia after they were forced to scramble fighter jets to intercept war planes which strayed into Finnish airspace twice in one day.
By LEDA REYNOLDS
Express.co.uk
Fri, Oct 7, 2016
Finland said it was taking the two suspected violations “seriously” after being forced to dispatch its jets to identify Russia’s SU-27 fighters over the Baltic Sea.
The incidents took place as Finland and the United States prepared to sign an agreement of closer defence collaboration.
Finland has accused Russia of a string of similar breaches since the Ukraine crisis erupted in 2014.
Jussi Niinisto, Finland’s defence minister, said: “We take these incidents seriously.
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