Russia on Monday rejected Estonia’s allegations that Russian fighter jets violated the latter’s airspace, and warned that countries making such accusations risked “escalating tensions".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied Tallinn’s accusations, saying the Russian military operates “strictly within the confines of international law, including those pertaining to flights", news agency AFP reported.

Russia considers Estonia’s statements “empty, unfounded, and a continuation of the country’s utterly unstoppable policy of escalating tensions and provoking a confrontational atmosphere," Peskov told reporters.

The Kremlin’s remarks came after NATO claimed that its aircraft intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighters last week after they crossed into Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finlan

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