The US and Canada scrambled fighter jets to identify and intercept four Russian military planes off Alaska last night as concern grows over Moscow’s incursions repeated into Nato airspace. Two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s were detected in the Alaskan Air Defence Identification Zone,

Russia's top diplomat accused NATO and the European Union of using Ukraine to declare a "real war" against his country in a speech at the United Nations on Thursday that Britain dismissed as "false fantasy world distortions.

Sergey Lavrov said in his address, “NATO and the EU have basically declared war on my country and are partaking of it directly.”

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Friday claimed that US-imposed tariffs on India have led Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, pressing him to explain Russia’s strategy in the ongoing Ukraine war.

As the leader of a NATO nation that shares an 830-mile border with Russia, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has been a key voice in Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine. In a speech to the U.N.

Western militaries can’t keep shooting down incoming drones with expensive missiles, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday, adding that NATO is rapidly learning from Ukraine on how to counter Russian drones and will deploy new technologies in coming weeks.

US President Donald Trump’s secondary actions, such as 50% tariffs on India, are immediately impacting Russia and are putting pressure on Vladimir Putin, said Nato chief Mark Rutte.

Ukraine's leader to push for "robust action" against Russia at U.N. gathering, as America's NATO partners accuse Putin of dangerous incursions, and lies.