US Secretary of State said under what conditions NATO would shoot down Russian planes

At the same time, he noted that the States will work with allies to protect every inch of Alliance territory.

NATO will not shoot down Russian planes in its airspace unless they attack, said United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“I don’t think anyone has talked about shooting down Russian planes if they don’t attack . I think you’ve seen NATO respond to these incursions the way we always respond to them, which is when they enter your airspace or your defense zone, you go up and intercept them. And that’s what NATO has done, and that’s what NATO will continue to do,” he said in an interview with CBS Mornings, the text of which is quoted by the US State Department .

According to him, the United States of America is a partner and the “most important” member of NATO.

“And I think yesterday at the United Nations, our new ambassador here, Mike Waltz, made it very clear that we will work with our allies to protect every inch of NATO territory. That commitment remains unchanged,” Rubio added.

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