Finland plans to change the rules governing its air force so that the country’s fighter jets can also fly in Estonian airspace if necessary, according to a report by Finnish public broadcaster Yle.
The recent violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets and the events that followed have sparked a debate within NATO about whether the alliance is capable of responding in cases when its airspace is threatened.
Finland also plans to change the current restrictions on its air force.
“I know that Finland has started a process that would allow Finnish fighter jets to use Estonian airspace. In Finland, the rule has been that Finns do not fly in our airspace – that is not our rule,” Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, according to a Yle report.
Pevkur said he is pleased Finland is preparing to make the proposed changes and told Yle that he has already discussed the matter with his Finnish counterpart Antti Häkkänen.
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