Russia violates NATO airspace in Lithuania amid Putin warning on long-range missiles

Russia has renewed its violations of NATO airspace with jet incursions into Lithuanian territory, the nation’s president announced Thursday."This is a blatant breach of international law and territorial integrity of Lithuania," President Gitanas Nausėda said. "Once again, it confirms the importance of strengthening European air defense readiness."The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense said: "Russian military aircraft briefly entered Lithuanian airspace. Our forces acted quickly with NATO jets on patrol."The ministry said around 6 p.m. local time two Russian airplanes - an Su30 and IL78, a refuelin