The incident comes amid Russia’s criticism of Sweden and Finland over the nations’ possible membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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247 The Swedish Defense Ministry confirmed that a Russian reconnaissance plane violated the country’s airspace on Saturday (30th).
A statement from the Swedish Armed Forces said the aircraft was an Antonov An30 model that was first sighted when it was east of Bornhol, Denmark, near southern Sweden.
“Of course we will take diplomatic action against it. This approach is unprofessional and extremely inappropriate given the general security situation. Swedish sovereignty must always be respected,” said Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.
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The plane’s entry comes amid threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Sweden and Finland over the potential entry of nations into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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