Overview

• The European Commission president said the option would be considered after warnings to any aircraft violating NATO territory.
• She made the comment during a CNN interview with Christiane Amanpour on September 24.
• Poland’s military, supported by allies, shot down multiple Russian drones that entered its airspace in recent weeks.
• Estonia reported Russian fighter jets crossed into its airspace, prompting Tallinn to invoke NATO’s Article 4.
• President Trump endorsed shooting down intruding jets, Poland’s foreign minister responded “roger that,” and the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. reaffirmed a pledge to defend every inch of NATO territory.