Eastern European leaders warn of continued Russian aggression

    Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters.
    Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

    Several Eastern European leaders warned about the ongoing threats Russia poses to their nations during the United Nations General Assembly this week.

    This week’s UNGA in New York comes at a perilous moment for European leaders following Russian drone or aircraft incursions this month into RomanianPolish, and Estonian airspace.

    “Russian fighter planes violated Estonian airspace, a hostile hack,” last week, Estonian President Alar Karis said on Wednesday. “That is part of a pattern of similar recent incidents happening on the European Union’s eastern border. Therefore, the only viable way forward towards the ceasefire and just and lasting peace is to increase collective international pressure on Russia.”

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