A Russian fighter jet has infringed NATO airspace in Estonia, drawing condemnation from the former Soviet country's foreign minister. The incursion, which lasted around one minute, was "not acceptable in any way", according to Margus Tsahkna, adding that the violation was "very serious".

Ukraine proposed to Russia to hold a high-level meeting in Istanbul. However, President Vladimir Putin refused, thereby missing an opportunity to move toward peace, according to a press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t show up Thursday for proposed direct peace talks in Turkey with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was waiting for Putin in the capital Ankara after challenging him to face-to-face discussions on ending their countries’ more than three-year war.

Military experts have warned the Russian president's war-machine could be fully rebuilt to strength and made ready to attack NATO neighbours by 2027 if a peace deal is struck in Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that the U.K. aims to increase defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027.

The UK criticized the Russian delegation that Vladimir Putin sent to Türkiye for the talks instead of himself. Against this backdrop, Britain has called for a stronger NATO, according to The Guardian and Independent.

NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe.

Marco Rubio says the "only way we’re going to have a breakthrough here is between President Trump and President Putin".

ISTANBUL − Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine's president said his defence minister would head up Kyiv's team.

Russian warplanes entered Nato airspace in Estonia, triggering an emergency alarm in the Baltic Sea. The violation, which lasted for a minute, has been condemned by Tallinn's Foreign Minister as “very serious” and “not acceptable in any way”.

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