Estonia and its allies launched a blistering criticism of Russia for flying fighter jets through its airspace last week, calling Moscow out at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday and accusing it of “reckless” and “outrageous” behavior.

A senior Estonian military official said Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets during a 12-minute violation of Estonian airspace.

At an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Estonia presented radar images proving Russia’s warplanes violated its airspace, penetrating 10 km and flying 100 km over its territory. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called Moscow’s denial “lies” and warned such provocations threaten global peace.

Three armed Russian MiG-31 jets entered Estonian territory, prompting U.N. Security Council emergency meeting and U.S. commitment to NATO Article 5 defense.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been rumoured to be eyeing up more countries to invade, and now one of those on the border of Russia is seemingly making plans to defend itself

Nato allies accused Russia at the United Nations yesterday of violating the alliance’s air space in Estonia and Poland – actions that Britain said risked triggering an armed conflict. Confronting Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council,