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		</div><p>Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuanian airspace on Thursday evening, the country’s president said, condemning what he called a blatant breach of the Nato and EU member’s territorial integrity.<br />
President Gitanas Nauseda said in a post on X that Lithuania’s foreign ministry planned to summon Russian embassy representatives in Vilnius to protest against the violation.</p>
<p>“This is a blatant breach of international law and territorial integrity of Lithuania,” Mr Nauseda wrote. “Once again, it confirms the importance of strengthening European air defence readiness.”</p>
<p>Russia’s defence ministry rejected the Lithuanian claim that Russian fighter jets had intruded into its airspace.<br />
It said that Su-30 fighter jets had conducted training flights over the Kaliningrad region in strict compliance with the rules.</p>
<p>“The aircraft did not deviate from their flight route or violate the borders of other states, as confirmed by objective monitoring means,” the ministry said.</p>
<p>Baltic nations were already on heightened alert over neighbouring Russia’s aggression on Ukraine.<br />
In recent weeks, a series of mysterious drone incidents and airspace violations by Russian war planes have fuelled concerns that Russian president Vladimir Putin might be testing Nato’s defensive reflexes.<br />
Some leaders have accused Mr Putin of waging a hybrid war in Europe. Moscow denies probing Nato’s defences.</p>
<p>The Lithuanian armed forces said in a statement that at about 6pm local time on Thursday (4pm BST), two Russian military aircraft flew into Lithuanian airspace for about 700 metres (765 yards). The SU-30 aircraft and IL-78 refuelling aircraft flew away after roughly 18 seconds.</p>
<p>The Lithuanian armed forces believe the military planes might have been conducting refuelling exercises in the neighbouring Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.<br />
Two Spanish fighter jets, which had been doing Nato air policing missions, were scrambled and flew out to the area.</p>
<p>Earlier on Thursday, Mr Nauseda attended a summit at the European Council building in Brussels where EU leaders endorsed a plan to ensure that Europe can defend itself against an outside attack by the end of the decade. The plan is dubbed Readiness 2030.</p>
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