Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry and NATO for comment. Sweden joined NATO in March 2024, marking the expansion of the alliance due to security concerns caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump criticized European nations for continuing to buy Russian oil and gas amid the war in Ukraine and called on them to "cease all energy purchases.

Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian civilians in over 100 detention centres in Russia and occupied Ukraine since the start of the war, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.

Russian jets carrying Kinzhal ballistic missiles breached Estonian airspace, prompting NATO interception and potential Article 4 consultation requests, according to sources.

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets flew into Estonia on Friday, escalating tensions and marking the latest violation of NATO airspace by Moscow.

As Trump punishes India for purchasing Russian oil, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries finds itself at the center of a diplomatic firestorm.

Estonia’s prime minister said NATO will be ready to respond if Russian forces repeat a violation into the Baltic nation’s airspace.