{"id":2490973,"date":"2025-09-25T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rutte-says-nato-countries-should-shoot-down-russian-jets-if-necessary\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:10:25","slug":"rutte-says-nato-countries-should-shoot-down-russian-jets-if-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rutte-says-nato-countries-should-shoot-down-russian-jets-if-necessary\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutte says NATO countries should shoot down Russian jets &#8216;if necessary&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frutte-says-nato-countries-should-shoot-down-russian-jets-if-necessary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2490973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses dutch Prime Minister Mark RutteS agreement with former U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s statement that NATO countries should be prepared to shoot down Russian planes if they violate NATO airspace. Speaking on Fox News&#8217; *Fox and Friends*, Rutte affirmed that NATO forces have long been trained to handle incursions from Russian aircraft, emphasizing that fighter pilots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">constantly assess<\/a> such situations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-f-22s-head-to-poland\/\" title=\"U.S. F-22s Head to Poland\">protect allied territory<\/a>. He supported Trump&#8217;s stance, stating that, if necessary, NATO will take stronger measures to safeguard its members.The article also highlights recent Russian drone and fighter jet violations of NATO airspace, which have heightened tensions and alarm within the alliance. Additionally, it notes a NORAD press release about Russian military aircraft operating near Alaskan airspace, though they did not cross into American or Canadian territory. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rutte agrees with Trump assessment on NATO countries shooting down Russian planes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2240048\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NATO<\/a>&nbsp;Secretary-General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-rutte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Rutte<\/a> agreed with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s assessment that NATO countries should shoot down Russian planes, &ldquo;if necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Thursday appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>&lsquo;s <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>, Rutte was presented with Trump&rsquo;s comments earlier this week, where he said he believed NATO countries should shoot down Russian jets if they violate their airspace again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3823901\/zelensky-weapon-target-kremlin-russia-ukraine-war\/\">Zelensky says he asked Trump for possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-said-he-asked-trump-for-weapon-to-target-kremlin\/\" title=\"Zelensky said he asked ... for weapon to target Kremlin\">war-winning weapon<\/a> to target the Kremlin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3823841\/denmark-invoking-nato-article-4\/\">Denmark weighs invoking NATO&#8217;s Article 4 as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unidentified drone sightings plague<\/a> the country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3823585\/affleck-garner-daughter-lectures-un-on-clean-air-covid-masks-and-palestine\/\">Affleck-Garner daughter lectures UN on clean air, COVID masks, and Palestine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If so necessary, I agree with&nbsp;President Trump, if so&nbsp;necessary,&rdquo; Rutte responded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our military &hellip; have&nbsp;trained, we know how to do this,&nbsp;for over 40, 50 years, Soviet&nbsp;era, and since with Russians we&nbsp;have incursions, that means that&nbsp;fighter pilots and military will&nbsp;constantly assess the situation&nbsp;and whether it is necessary to&nbsp;escort planes out of allied&nbsp;territory, the minimum,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;&ldquo;If so necessary, the president&nbsp;is right, we will also do more,&nbsp;and if necessary, the ultimate, to&nbsp;protect our people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rutte, known for his close relationship with Trump even during times when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">president<\/a> is disillusioned with the alliance, centered most of his answers around praising Trump. He argued that the president has been consistent in his approach to the war in Ukraine since February, when he began peace talks with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3823901\/zelensky-weapon-target-kremlin-russia-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZELENSKY SAYS HE ASKED TRUMP FOR POSSIBLE WAR-WINNING WEAPON TO TARGET THE KREMLIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian drones and fighter jets have violated NATO airspace several times over the past few weeks, sounding alarms throughout the alliance. Trump&rsquo;s statement that NATO countries should shoot down Russian jets would mark a major escalation &mdash; the first direct clash between Russian and NATO forces.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norad.mil\/Newsroom\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4314460\/norad-detects-and-tracks-russian-aircraft-operating-in-the-alaskan-air-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a> saying it had scrambled three F-16s after detecting two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. The aircraft never violated American or Canadian airspace. The press release noted that Russian activity in the Alaskan ADIZ is common and not viewed as a threat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rutte backs Trump: NATO should shoot down Russian planes if needed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2490974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-Rutte.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8069,4505,50459,4280,64043],"class_list":["post-2490973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jets","tag-military","tag-nato-2","tag-russia","tag-rutte"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-Rutte.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490973"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490977,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490973\/revisions\/2490977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}