NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday backed President Trump’s call for member countries to shoot down Russian planes that enter their airspace but suggested they should only do so once they’ve exhausted other options.

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.

“Do you think that he’s right? Because Germany pushed back and said, ‘Well, we don't think we'll do that,” Kilmeade said. “Should they be prepared to knock down Russian drones and planes?”

“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.”

Rutte said there have been Russian incursions into........

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