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Mark Rutte: “We already shot down a drone, if necessary.”

Featuring: Mark Rutte, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Secretary General of NATO | International

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FULL BRIEFING: NATO Sec.-Gen. Mark Rutte Holds Press Briefing To Address Russian Airspace Incursions

Published | Video Starts at 16:44

And on your first question, I listened very carefully to Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, yesterday, and I think what he said is that if necessary, yes, we will shoot down a plane, and of course, We already shot down a drone, if necessary. And this exactly comes back to what I just mentioned, that we will always assess the situation, assess the immediate threat the plane poses. (16:44–16:48)

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