NATO, Swedish fighters scrambled to intercept Russian plane

NATO and Swedish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian intelligence-gathering plane that briefly entered Estonian airspace on 21 October 2014, the alliance announced.

The Estonian Foreign Ministry called the Russian ambassador to the ministry and gave him a protest note over the incursion, the Estonian defence forces said. The plane was identified as a Russian IL-20 intelligence-gathering aircraft that had taken off from Russia's Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, heading towards Denmark.

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ESO: Background information: Fears of the Russian bear recalled to life http://www.europeansources.info/record/fears-of-the-russian-bear-recalled-to-life/

BBC News, 23.10.14: Nato jets 'intercept Russian spy plane' over Baltic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29736481

Deutsche Welle, 23.10.14: Estonia queries Russia over airspace incursion http://www.dw.de/estonia-queries-russia-over-airspace-incursion/a-18013450?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

ESO: Background information: CFSP/CSDP: Outcome of the NATO Summit 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/cfsp-csdp-outcome-of-the-nato-summit-2014/

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