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*NATO nation’s defense minister calls for shooting down Russian warplanes*
Members of the bloc should target Russian military aircraft as Türkiye did in 2015, Lithuanian MOD chief Dovile Sakaliene has said
[image: NATO nation’s defense minister calls for shooting down Russian warplanes]
Russian MiG-31 interceptor jet. © Sputnik/Nina Padalko
NATO should shoot down Russian warplanes, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has said. Her comments came after Estonia, Lithuania’s neighbor, accused Russia of violating its airspace – something that Moscow has denied.
*“We need to mean business,”* Sakaliene said in a post on X, claiming that Russia *“tested”* the bloc’s borders *“for a reason.”*
Türkiye *“set an example 10 years ago,”* the minister added, referring to an incident in which the Turkish Air Force downed a Russian bomber over Syria, where Moscow was aiding the government of then President Bashar Assad against extremist groups.
Estonia – a Baltic state and a NATO member – claimed earlier this week that three Russian military aircraft violated its airspace for 12 minutes, in what it called an *“unprecedented brazen”* incursion. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the accusation, saying that its jets flew over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than 3km from Estonia’s Vaindloo Island, *“without violating Estonian airspace,”* as part of a routine flight.
Tallinn also requested urgent consultations with its fellow NATO members under Article 4 of the bloc’s treaty. The incident took place just weeks after Poland – another NATO member – accused Russia of sending at least 19 drones into its airspace, a claim Moscow denied as well. The bloc responded by increasing air patrols over Poland.
[image: Russia responds to Estonia’s airspace violation claim]*READ MORE: *Russia responds to Estonia’s airspace violation claim <www.rt.com/russia/624937-russia-denies-estonian-claims/>
Back in 2015, the Turkish Air Force brought down a Russian Su-24 bomber taking part in an anti-terrorist mission in Syria. The aircraft crashed in militant-held territory, and one of the pilots was killed on the ground after ejecting.
The shootdown led to the worst deterioration of Turkish-Russian relations in recent history, with Moscow slapping sanctions on Ankara that affected trade and tourism. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally apologized in 2016, and Moscow fully lifted the restrictions three years later.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Sakaliene’s statement by saying the minister only *“demonstrated competence in her own phobias”* and wished for her to *“become accomplished”* in her professional field, referring to the minister’s background in legal psychology.
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22 Sep, 2025 03:24
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*Nearly two-thirds of Germans unhappy with Merz – poll*
Support for the new chancellor continues to plummet amid the cost-of-living crisis and concerns over migration, a new survey suggests
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Madrid, Spain, on September 18, 2025. © Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval rating has fallen to a historic low, according to a new poll released Sunday.
In an INSA survey commissioned by the newspaper Bild, 62% of respondents said they were unhappy with Merz’s performance, a three-point increase from last month, while 63% expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling coalition of the center-right CDU and the Social Democrats. Only 26% approved of Merz’s work, and just 23% backed his government.
A separate study by the insurance company R+V Versicherung, published last week, found that Germans are most concerned about the rising cost of living, the immigration and refugee crisis, as well as high taxes and potential welfare cuts.
*READ MORE: Far-right triples vote in German coalition stronghold <www.rt.com/news/624772-afd-triples-gains-north-rhine-westphalia-elex-germany/>*
Merz, who took office in May, has pledged to revive the stagnant economy, strengthen the military, and help secure continued US support for Ukraine.
The right-wing, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has strongly criticized the government’s decision to allocate taxpayer money to Ukraine instead of addressing domestic needs. The AfD is currently the second-largest force in the Bundestag and is leading in national polls.
*NATO nation’s defense minister calls for shooting down Russian warplanes*
Members of the bloc should target Russian military aircraft as Türkiye did in 2015, Lithuanian MOD chief Dovile Sakaliene has said
[image: NATO nation’s defense minister calls for shooting down Russian warplanes]
Russian MiG-31 interceptor jet. © Sputnik/Nina Padalko
NATO should shoot down Russian warplanes, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has said. Her comments came after Estonia, Lithuania’s neighbor, accused Russia of violating its airspace – something that Moscow has denied.
*“We need to mean business,”* Sakaliene said in a post on X, claiming that Russia *“tested”* the bloc’s borders *“for a reason.”*
Türkiye *“set an example 10 years ago,”* the minister added, referring to an incident in which the Turkish Air Force downed a Russian bomber over Syria, where Moscow was aiding the government of then President Bashar Assad against extremist groups.
Estonia – a Baltic state and a NATO member – claimed earlier this week that three Russian military aircraft violated its airspace for 12 minutes, in what it called an *“unprecedented brazen”* incursion. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the accusation, saying that its jets flew over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than 3km from Estonia’s Vaindloo Island, *“without violating Estonian airspace,”* as part of a routine flight.
Tallinn also requested urgent consultations with its fellow NATO members under Article 4 of the bloc’s treaty. The incident took place just weeks after Poland – another NATO member – accused Russia of sending at least 19 drones into its airspace, a claim Moscow denied as well. The bloc responded by increasing air patrols over Poland.
[image: Russia responds to Estonia’s airspace violation claim]*READ MORE: *Russia responds to Estonia’s airspace violation claim <www.rt.com/russia/624937-russia-denies-estonian-claims/>
Back in 2015, the Turkish Air Force brought down a Russian Su-24 bomber taking part in an anti-terrorist mission in Syria. The aircraft crashed in militant-held territory, and one of the pilots was killed on the ground after ejecting.
The shootdown led to the worst deterioration of Turkish-Russian relations in recent history, with Moscow slapping sanctions on Ankara that affected trade and tourism. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally apologized in 2016, and Moscow fully lifted the restrictions three years later.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Sakaliene’s statement by saying the minister only *“demonstrated competence in her own phobias”* and wished for her to *“become accomplished”* in her professional field, referring to the minister’s background in legal psychology.
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*Nearly two-thirds of Germans unhappy with Merz – poll*
Support for the new chancellor continues to plummet amid the cost-of-living crisis and concerns over migration, a new survey suggests
[image: Nearly two-thirds of Germans unhappy with Merz – poll]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Madrid, Spain, on September 18, 2025. © Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval rating has fallen to a historic low, according to a new poll released Sunday.
In an INSA survey commissioned by the newspaper Bild, 62% of respondents said they were unhappy with Merz’s performance, a three-point increase from last month, while 63% expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling coalition of the center-right CDU and the Social Democrats. Only 26% approved of Merz’s work, and just 23% backed his government.
A separate study by the insurance company R+V Versicherung, published last week, found that Germans are most concerned about the rising cost of living, the immigration and refugee crisis, as well as high taxes and potential welfare cuts.
*READ MORE: Far-right triples vote in German coalition stronghold <www.rt.com/news/624772-afd-triples-gains-north-rhine-westphalia-elex-germany/>*
Merz, who took office in May, has pledged to revive the stagnant economy, strengthen the military, and help secure continued US support for Ukraine.
The right-wing, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has strongly criticized the government’s decision to allocate taxpayer money to Ukraine instead of addressing domestic needs. The AfD is currently the second-largest force in the Bundestag and is leading in national polls.
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