8 h. ago Nato is in talks about new rules 'that will make it easier to shoot down Russian drones'

According to a source briefed on the close-door discussions, the 'weaponry and trajectory' of an aircraft would determine whether it poses a threat.

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9 h. ago Nato is in talks about new rules 'that will make it easier to shoot down Russian drones' 

According to a source briefed on the close-door discussions, the 'weaponry and trajectory' of an aircraft would determine whether it poses a threat.

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1 week ago Seagull 'mass slaughter' ruled out as SNP ridiculed for 'googly eyes' and arm waving to deter birds

SNP ministers have opened the door to make it easier to obtain a licences to shoot seagulls but have ruled out a “mass slaughter”.

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2 w. ago NATO could lower the threshold required to shoot down Russian jets following repeated incursions by Putin, senior alliance commander reveals

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chairman of NATO's military committee, confirmed such a move was being considered but insisted it was too early to decide.

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2 w. ago Europe prepares for war with Putin: EU plans 'drone wall' to stop Russian attacks as Poland vows to shoot down UAVs over Ukraine and Kremlin threatens direct conflict with NATO

Ten nations, including Denmark, Finland, and Poland will join Ukraine at a summit to thrash out plans for what EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has described as 'the bedrock of credible defence.'

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2 w. ago Russian jets near US airspace amid soaring tensions post Trump's 'shoot down' order

Russian fighter jets have flown near US airspace for the ninth time this year, just days after President Donald Trump said he would not hesitate to shoot down Russian aircraft that enter international territory

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2 w. ago Poland will give its military the green light to shoot down Russian drones over UKRAINE without NATO approval under proposed law change

Poland is looking to pass a law that will allow its military to down Russian drones over Ukraine without needing approval from NATO or the European Union. 

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3 w. ago UK ‘ready to act’ after Trump tells NATO to down Russian planes

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the UK is ‘ready to act’ after Donald Trump urged NATO countries to shoot down intruding Russian planes

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3 w. ago Trump gives NATO the green light to shoot down Russian jets in sinister warning to Putin

Donald Trump insisted that NATO nations should feel emboldened to shoot down Russian planes if they enter their countries' airspace.

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3 w. ago Trump says Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft entering their airspace – US politics live

US president’s comments come after series of drone incursions by Russian fighter jets; Trump also scolds European countries over migration Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: ‘Your countries are being ruined’Fact-check: Trump’s false and misleading claims during his UN addressWhile the Secret Service hasn’t confirmed that the telecommunications threat was targeting the United Nations general assembly, the agency said that the devices were “concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting” and the investigation is ongoing.The Secret Service added that early forensic analysis of the deviced indicates “cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says Europe should shoot down Russian aircraft as he continues to sour on Putin's war

Donald Trump insisted that NATO nations should feel emboldened to shoot down Russian planes if they enter their countries' airspace.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says NATO should shoot down Russian planes in WW3 threat

The US president was speaking to reporters during a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York City

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3 w. ago Poland's Donald Tusk warns country will shoot any Russian planes in its airspace

Russian fighter jets have encroached on the air space of NATO countries in recent weeks including Estonia and now Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said they would shoot down enemy aircraft

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3 w. ago Poland's PM says the country will 'shoot down flying objects without question' after Czech president demanded NATO destroys any Russian jets that enter its airspace

Poland's prime minister says his nation will not hesitate to shoot down objects that violate its airspace and pose a threat. 

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3 w. ago 'NATO should shoot down Russian jets that stray into alliance territory': Call for tough action after Putin's warplanes entered Estonian airspace

Mr Pavel said the organisation should act decisively to stop any breach of allied skies and make clear there are consequences for crossing the line.

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3 w. ago Estonia demands talks with Nato allies after Russian warplanes violated its airspace as Trump warned Putin of 'big trouble' over incursion

Donald Trump has warned there 'could be big trouble' after Russia flew three fighter jets into neighbouring Estonia in a 'reckless' and 'brazen' attempt to intimidate the Baltic state.

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