Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK will confront Russian planes violating Nato’s airspace as she warned Moscow of risking "direct armed confrontation" with the Western alliance.“We stand ready to take all steps necessary to defend Nato’s skies and Nato’s territory.

Estonia accused Russia on Friday of violating its airspace after three MiG-31 fighter jets entered its skies without permission. The Foreign Ministry said the incursion occurred in the area of Vaindloo Island in the Baltic Sea, with the jets remaining in Estonian airspace for nearly 12 minutes, according to the national news agency ERR.

Estonia is joining the UN's New York Declaration, aimed at a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian question. The Government of the Republic of Estonia on Thursday decided to support Estonia's accession to the New York Declaration, which aims to promote peaceful solutions to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.