President Donald Trump criticizes NATO countries for continuing Russian energy purchases, saying China and India are primary funders of the ongoing war.

Two NATO officials, who asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive operational matters, told NBC News U.S. fighter jets were taking off for assignments somewhere in Eastern Europe.

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.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Thursday a "hybrid war" has started in Europe after waves of drones shut down Danish airspace this week.

The United Nations regards violations of NATO airspace attributed to Russia as a threat to security in Europe, a senior official said at a special meeting in New York on Monday. "This series of recent incidents further underscored the already high tensions that endanger European security as the war continues to rage in Ukraine,

NATO allies are divided over whether the alliance should make it a policy to shoot down Russian jets that violate NATO’s airspace, with some countries including the US, Poland, and Baltic nations signaling that future violations should be met with force,

U.S. allies called an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council after a series of incidents raised alarm about growing Russian threats to Europe.

Europe is said to be preparing for war following the rising tensions between NATO and Russia. A German general recently claimed that if a war with Russia were to begin, we would be seeing a daily death count on the battlefield that wouldn't have been seen in decades.

U.S. fighter jets scrambled on Wednesday to intercept four Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported a day later. The two Tu-95s and two Su-35s entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone — international airspace adjacent to U.