Nato’s borders are being intentionally tested, says Lithuania’s defence ministerLithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė said NATO’s borders were being tested for a reason.In a post on X, she said: “Three russian fighter jets over Tallinn is one more hard proof that #EasternSentry is long due.“PS. Türkiye set an example 10 years ago. Some food for thought.”In 2015, a Russian aircraft was shot down by the Turkish air force after it was claimed to have violated its airspace.Alex Croft21 September 2025 13:10Inside Russia’s revamped answer to Eurovision as winner crowned in night of glitter and geopoliticsVietnamese singer Duc Phuc has been crowned the inaugural winner of Intervision, a new Russian song contest widely perceived as a political counterpoint to Eurovision.Phuc triumphed at Moscow’s Live Arena on Saturday night, lifting the crystal cup trophy after a show overflowing with “thundering vocals and pyrotechnics.” His winning entry, “Phu Dong Thien Vuong,” a dynamic blend of pop, rap, and dubstep, secured him the grand prize of 30 million rubles, beating second-place Kyrgyzstan.Alex Croft21 September 2025 12:44’Russia are testing the doorknobs like a burglar’ says David Frum as Russian jets violate Nato airspace’Russia are testing the doorknobs like a burglar’ says David Frum as Russian jets violate Nato airspaceAlex Croft21 September 2025 12:18Two killed and four injured in Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Belgorod regionTwo civilians were killed and four injured in Russia’s Belgorod region in Ukrainian attacks, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Telegram on Sunday.We earlier reported Gladkov’s statement that one woman died when a shell hit a private house in the settlement of Shebekino.In an update, another man was killed in a drone attack on Rakitnoe, he said.Belgorod region has come under regular attack from Kyiv’s forces since Russia ordered tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.Alex Croft21 September 2025 11:48Kremlin accuses Britain of leading Europe’s party of warThe Kremlin was quoted as saying on Sunday that Britain was one of the leaders of the camp which wants to continue the war in Ukraine, Russian state news agency RIA reported.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that attempts by Western powers to increase the pressure on Russia would not work and would not help attempts to end the war.Alex Croft21 September 2025 11:16UK flies fighter jets over Poland in warning shot to PutinThe UK has sent fighter jets to Poland in a clear warning shot to Vladimir Putin that Western nations will not tolerate Russia’s repeated incursions into Nato territory.The RAF Typhoons took part in a Nato operation to bolster European security after Russia provoked global outrage when its jets flew into Estonian airspace on Friday.Defence secretary John Healey said the use of British fighter planes sent “a clear signal: Nato airspace will be defended”.Alex Croft21 September 2025 10:38Watch: RAF’s first aircraft deployed to secure Polish airspace after Russian drone breachRAF’s first aircraft deployed to secure Polish airspace after Russian drone breachAlex Croft21 September 2025 10:01Vietnam wins Intervision, Russia’s Eurovision rivalVietnam was crowned the winner of the Russian-hosted Intervision song contest in the early hours of Sunday morning, a competition backed by president Vladimir Putin and conceived as a geopolitical and socially conservative rival to Eurovision.Putin in February ordered the revival of Intervision, a Soviet-era regional musical contest based on “traditional family values” after Moscow was excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 following Putin’s decision to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.Kyiv has called the event “an instrument of hostile propaganda”.Shown live on Russian TV and broadcast across parts of Asia, Africa, South America and Europe, Intervision was held at an arena outside Moscow with singers hailing from more than 20 countries accounting for 4 billion people, half the world’s population, including China, India and Brazil.Vietnam’s Duc Phuc, whose song was based on a folktale about a king famous for repelling an enemy army, was crowned the strongest act by a jury made up of participating countries.Vietnam’s Duc Phuc holds his trophy after winning the International Music Competition “Intervision” at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)Alex Croft21 September 2025 09:37One woman killed in Ukrainian shelling on Russia, authorities sayOne woman was killed in Russia’s Belgorod region when a Ukrainian shell hit a house, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said in a post on Telegram on Sunday.Belgorod region has come under regular attack from Kyiv’s forces since Russia ordered tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.Alex Croft21 September 2025 09:12Nato must shoot down Russian jets if necessary – Czech presidentCzech president Petr Pavel has called on Nato forces to take a far stronger stance against Russia’s repeated incursions into the airspace of member states. Nato forces must be ready to shoot down Russian jets if necessary, he said/ “Russia will realize very quickly that they have made a mistake and crossed the acceptable boundaries,” Mr Pavel said according to the Czech News Agency. “Unfortunately, this is teetering on the edge of conflict, but giving in to evil is simply not an option.”Alex Croft21 September 2025 08:49
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Shoot down trespassing Russian jets if necessary’, Czech president tells Nato
