A Russian warplane briefly violated Swedish airspace east of the Baltic island of Gotland on Friday and was met by Swedish fighter jets, the Swedish Armed Forces said in a statement. with a warning, but did not respond, after which two Swedish Gripen fighters were sent in its direction. The Swedish military said the airspace violation was short-lived.
"Russia's actions are unacceptable and show disrespect for our territorial integrity," said Jonas Wikman, Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Air Force, and added: "We have followed the entire chain of events and have been on the ground to intervene."
