Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in 'brazen' incursion

Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion

TALLINN, Estonia — Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said. It happened just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over. Foreign…

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France sends jets to Poland, and U.K. ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate

France sends jets to Poland, and U.K. ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia not to escalate

WARSAW — France said it’s deploying fighter jets to Poland and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Russia’s oil revenues and war machine Friday as European countries took steps to deter Moscow’s aggression after an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. French President Emmanuel Macron said he would deploy three advanced Rafale fighter jets to help protect…

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Zelensky rejects ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any talks

Zelensky rejects ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any talks

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday dismissed the planned summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, has been cast as a potential breakthrough in the nearly 3½-year war. Trump had previously agreed…

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