Threats to international peace and security - Security Council, 10002nd meeting

Security Council meets again on Moscow’s alleged airspace violations as allies support Estonia.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:44:02
• Production Date: 22 September 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MIROSLAV JENCA
• Corporate Name: NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION - NATO
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; DIPLOMACY; SOVEREIGNTY; MILITARY ACTIVITY; AIRCRAFT; CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: ESTONIA; POLAND; UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3449906
• Parent Id: 3449171
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10002 INTL PEACE SECURITY 22 SEP 2025 AM

Description

On the heels of recently reported incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace by the Russian Federation, the Security Council held another emergency meeting today following Estonia’s claim that Russian Federation fighter jets violated its airspace — with most speakers condemning these actions and urging Moscow to end its war of aggression against Ukraine.

In his briefing on the incidents, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, pointed to reports that three Russian Federation MiG-31 fighters entered up to 10 kilometres inside Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes on 19 September. “According to the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the incursion took place between 9:58 a.m. and 10:11 a.m. in the area of Vaindloo — a small island located in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea,” he went on, adding that the jets entered Estonian airspace without permission, had their transponders switched off and did not have flight plans.

• Briefer: Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
• Statement: His Excellency Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Denmark
• Statement: His Excellency Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Greece
• Statement: Her Excellency Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Statement: Her Excellency Melita Gabrič, Deputy Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia
• Statements: France, China, Somalia, Russian Federation, Panama, Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, United States of America, Republic of Korea
• Statement: His Excellency Margus Tsahkna, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Estonia
• Statement under Rule 39: Her Excellency Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission
• Statement: His Excellency Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Poland
• Statement: His Excellency Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany
• Statement: His Excellency Andrii Sybiha, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
• Statement: Her Excellency Oana-Silvia Ţoiu, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Romania
• Statement: His Excellency David Van Weel, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Asylum and Migration, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on behalf of Benelux countries)
• Statement: Her Excellency Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden (on behalf of Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden))
• Statement: Her Excellency Baiba Braže, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Latvia (on behalf of: Latvia, Lithuania)

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