NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte went on Fox News yesterday and endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that NATO members could shoot down Russian planes that allegedly enter their airspace. In an interview on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends,” Brian Kilmeade asked Rutte whether he agrees with Trump, who told a reporter, “Yes, I do,” when asked whether NATO countries should shoot down Russian jets that violate their airspace, reported The Hill.
“Do you think that he’s right? Because Germany pushed back and said, ‘Well, we don’t think we’ll do that.’ Should they be prepared to knock down Russian drones and planes?” Kilmeade asked.
“If so necessary,” Rutte said. “So, I totally agree here with President Trump, if so necessary. But our military, Brian, have trained and prepared for this. We know how to do this.”
