The Polish prime minister said there had been a serious violation of his country's airspace by Russian drones.

Nato fighter jets shot down Russian drones over Poland in the first ever direct engagement between the Western alliance and Moscow.

Poland is the closest it has been to open conflict since World War Two, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after the NATO member state shot down Russian drones over its territory. He said Poland had asked NATO to open consultations under Article 4 of its treaty,