The European Parliament Recommends that EU Countries Shoot Down Russian Aircraft

The European Parliament recommended that EU countries use military force to intercept and destroy Russian military aircraft if they enter European airspace. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a broadcast of the European Parliament session. The corresponding resolution on a “united response” to Russian attacks on EU territory was approved by a majority vote of MPs. The document was supported by 469 MPs, with 97 against and 38 abstentions. It states that the European Parliament supports all measures aimed at coordinated and proportionate responses by EU countries in the event of any violations of their airspace, up to and including the elimination of potential threats from the air. The European Parliament strongly condemned Russia’s “reckless and escalatory actions” in violating the airspace of EU Member States and NATO allies Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania, as well as deliberate drone incursions into critical infrastructure in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.