Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has once again blamed the West for the war in Ukraine. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Lavrov accused NATO and the European Union of having declared a "real war" on Moscow through Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (R) at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters on September 23,

The European Union opened an investigation into urea imports from Russia after fertilizer producers in the bloc complained the shipments undercut market prices.

Russia rivals Qatar as one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas to the European Union after the United States. L.N.G. is chilled, liquid fuel shipped by tanker. The European Union is now proposing to phase out these shipments by 2027.

Jeremy Pizzi, legal adviser at Global Rights Compliance, told Newsweek Russia "has even more horrendous behavior to hide from the world."

Alleged Russian violations of Estonian and German airspace after its drone incursion in Poland have put NATO on edge.

Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform U.K. in Wales, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of bribery while he was a member of the European Parliament.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that "Russia has ill intentions towards the whole world". Source: Reuters, citing Tusk, as reported by European Pravda Details: Tusk also stated the need for European allies to remain united and vigilant in the face of Moscow's increasingly aggressive stance.