Overview

• - In a joint statement after consultations in Brussels, all 32 allies said they will use all necessary military and non-military means, consistent with international law, to protect the alliance.
• - The communiqué clarified that future threats could warrant shooting down drones or Russian aircraft if they pose a clear danger to NATO territory.
• - Estonia prompted Article 4 talks after reporting a roughly 12‑minute incursion by three MiG‑31s over the Baltic, an allegation Russia flatly denies.
• - NATO has reinforced eastern surveillance under the Eastern Sentry posture; Germany added four Eurofighters and scrambled two from Rostock-Laage to identify a Russian IL‑20M over the Baltic before handing escort to Swedish partners.
• - Large drone sightings halted operations at Copenhagen’s main airport and briefly closed Oslo’s airspace; Denmark called the Kastrup incident its most serious infrastructure attack to date as investigations continue without confirmed attribution, and the U.S. pledged to defend every inch of NATO territory.