US President Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to defend Poland and the Baltic states if Russia continues escalating tensions in the region.
"Yeah, I would," Trump said when asked whether he would help defend Poland and Baltic countries from Russia if Moscow keeps escalating.
This came before Trump departed for a memorial service of assassinated conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona.
Trump's statement follows recent Russia's alleged violations of Baltic airspace. On Friday, three suspected Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland without permission for 12 minutes.
Estonia summoned Russia's charge d'affaires over the incident and requested NATO Article 4 consultations, though Russia denied entering Estonian airspace.
Asked if he has been briefed on Russian violations of Estonian airspace, Trump said: “Yeah, we don’t like it. “
Poland reported two Russian fighter jets violated the safety zone around the Petrobaltic drilling platform in the Baltic Sea on the same day.
Earlier in September, 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Russia, however, said the incursion was not deliberate.