Russian ambassador summoned over aircraft straying into Swedish airspace

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador on 18 June due to the violation of Swedish airspace by a Russian Su-24 jet last week. Source: European Pravda, citing Swedish government  A brief statement said that the Russian ambassador was summoned to the Swedish Foreign Ministry "to protest the violation of Sweden's airspace."

Background: 

• As reported, Sweden detected a violation of its airspace by a Russian Su-24 bomber on the evening of 14 June.
• This is the first such incident since 2022 and the first since Sweden joined NATO.

  The Swedish side has called Russia's actions unacceptable and unprofessional.

• Last week, Finland also discussed violations of its airspace by Russian fighter jets.

  Together with Sweden, Finland became a NATO member following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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