Trump Says NATO Nations Should Shoot Down Russian Jets Breaching Airspace
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Trump Says NATO Nations Should Shoot Down Russian Jets Breaching Airspace
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday. He said he still trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also said NATO countries should not let Russian planes enter their airspace.
“Yes I do,” Trump said when a reporter asked if NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace.
His comments come after a series of recent incursions by Russian fighter jets and drones that have rattled Washington’s NATO allies in Europe.
The U.S. president meanwhile once again deflected questions about whether he believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin was ready to make peace despite recent Russian escalations.
“I’ll let you know in about a month from now, okay?” Trump said when asked if he still trusted Putin, whom he met in a high-profile summit in Alaska in August.