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UN Security Council Convenes at Estonia’s Request as NATO Plans Article 4 Talks Over Alleged Russian Incursion

Estonia’s appeal prompted its first emergency Security Council session in 34 years over what it calls a flagrant airspace violation.

Réunion du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU, le 19 septembre 2025 à New York
Un expert ukrainien se penche sur un drone Shahed tombé à Kharkiv, en juin 2025.
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Overview

  • Allied diplomats met in New York after Estonia said three Russian MiG-31s entered its airspace for about 12 minutes, with NATO representatives set to consult in Brussels on Tuesday under Article 4.
  • NATO air-policing assets, including Italian F-35s alongside Swedish and Finnish aircraft, were scrambled to intercept during the incident reported on September 19.
  • Moscow rejected the allegations, with the Kremlin calling the claims unfounded and the Russian Defence Ministry saying the jets followed an agreed route from Karelia to Kaliningrad without crossing into Estonia.
  • At the UN, U.S. ambassador Mike Waltz said Washington will defend every centimeter of NATO territory and urged Russia to halt what allies described as dangerous provocations.
  • Regional tensions stayed high after earlier reports of roughly 19 Russian drones over Poland and a drone over Romania, a weekend intercept of a Russian Il‑20 over the Baltic, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s vow to shoot down future airspace violators.