The US will not stand aside if Russia continues escalation at NATO borders, stated Trump during a brief interaction with the press on the lawn in front of the White House. Additionally, he mentioned that he «does not like» the news about Russian planes and drones violating the airspace of NATO countries.
This comment appeared amid reports that Europe is surprised by the weak US reaction to the latest series of Russian provocations against NATO countries.
After two dozen Russian drones invaded Polish airspace on the night of September 10, Donald Trump initially ignored journalists' questions and then suggested that the drones might have entered Poland by mistake.
Last Friday, September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighters invaded Estonian airspace and stayed there for 12 minutes. And the reaction was again restrained.
Before this, the only one who stated that the US «will defend every inch of NATO territory», was the acting US Permanent Representative to the UN, Dorothy Shea.