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Highlights
- Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland for about 12 minutes, marking a brazen incursion that escalates tensions on NATO's eastern flank.
- The North Atlantic Council, NATO’s principal political decision-making body, is due to convene early next week to discuss the incident in more detail, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said Friday.
- Italian Air Force F-35 fighter jets, deployed as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, responded to the incident to escort the intruding jets and reinforce deterrence.
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