Decisions to engage aircraft violating airspace are based on individual threat assessment, Mark Rutte has saidNATO decides on a case-by-case basis whether to shoot down Russian aircraft it suspects of violating the military bloc's airspace, Secretary General Mark Rutte revealed on Tuesday. His remarks followed a bloc meeting to address claims that three Russian jets entered Estonian airspace last week. Moscow has denied the accusations, citing a lack of NATO evidence and confirmed Russian military data. He claimed that during the alleged Estonian incident "NATO forces promptly intercepted and escorted the aircraft without escalation as no immediate threat was assessed." Polyansky accused European NATO members of fabricating the incidents with Russia to pressure the administration of US President Donald Trump into adopting a more confrontational policy toward Moscow.