German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said he does not believe Russia's alleged violation of Polish airspace with a significant drone incursion was an accident. Merz said he shares Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's assessment that "the Russian government's claim that this was a coincidence or an oversight,

A NATO spokesperson said the incident marked the first time that NATO aircraft "have engaged potential threats in allied airspace."

LONDON -- Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian Black Sea coast overnight into Tuesday morning, according to the Russian Defense Ministry and local officials, just hours after President Vladimir Putin took virtual meetings from his residence there in the coastal resort city of Sochi.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday called for major defence investments to support eastern European countries in deterring threats posed by Russia. "We must invest in real-time spatial surveillance so that no movement of forces goes unnoticed,