Europeans Privately Tell Russia They’re Ready to Shoot Down Jets

<p>Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.<br /><br />European diplomats warned the Kremlin this week that NATO is ready to respond to further violations of its airspace with full force, including by shooting down Russian planes, according to officials familiar with the exchange.<br /><br />At a tense meeting in Moscow, British, French and German envoys addressed their concerns about an incursion by three MiG-31 fighter jets over Estonia last week, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the talks took place behind closed doors. Following the conversation, they concluded that the violation had been a deliberate tactic ordered by Russian commanders.<br /><br />Russian officials have denied their planes crossed into Estonian airspace and insisted that they are not trying to test NATO. They said that a separate incident when drones crossed into Poland was the result of an error. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov this week said Russian military flights are guided by international rules.<br /><br />NATO&rsquo;s eastern members have faced a series of violations this month that have posed an unprecedented test of the alliance&rsquo;s resolve at a moment when Vladimir Putin is stepping up Russian attacks on Ukraine&rsquo;s civilian infrastructure and US backing for Kyiv is wavering.<br />President Donald Trump this week urged Ukraine to win back all the territory captured by Russia &ldquo;with the support of the European Union&rdquo; and defined the US role as selling weapons that allies could ship to the battlefield.<br /><br />Today's show features:</p> <ul> <li>Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead Becca Wasser on NATO&rsquo;s plans to respond to incursions from Russian aircraft</li> <li>Cristiano Amon, CEO and President of Qualcomm, and Bloomberg Tech Co-Host Ed Ludlow, on the global semiconductor business and supply chain</li> <li>Rob O&rsquo;Hare, Chief Financial Officer of Affirm, and Bloomberg News Senior Editor Nina Trentmann, on the health of the US consumer and how US monetary policy affects business</li> <li>Bloomberg Intelligence Global Equity Strategist Gillian Wolff, discussing the Thursday trade</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>