Overview

• Addressing the UN General Assembly, Sergey Lavrov said any aggression against Russia would draw a “decisive response.”
• He rejected claims that Moscow plans to strike NATO or EU members, saying Russia has never had such intentions.
• The remarks followed drone shootdowns over Poland and Estonia’s report that Russian jets entered its airspace for 12 minutes, assertions Russia denies as Belarus blames Ukrainian signal-jamming.
• NATO warned it would use all means to defend its airspace, and the United States told the UN Security Council it would defend every inch of alliance territory.
• Lavrov said he has “some hopes” for continued U.S.–Russia dialogue after recent high-level contacts, even as President Trump, following a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Ukraine can regain all territory seized by Russia.