Nato fears uncontrolled escalation with Russia if allies shoot down Moscow’s jets for violating its airspace – and Vladimir Putin is banking on its risk aversion to weaken the alliance, experts have warned.

This week, European allies warned that they were prepared to shoot down Russian planes violating Nato airspace after a series of incursions by Russia .

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Nato allies would have his support to shoot down Russian planes breaching their airspace.

It marked a hardening of position on Moscow for the US President, who has previously demonstrated sympathy for the Kremlin narrative over the Ukraine war and contempt for America’s European allies. New Feature

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