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NEW YORK, NY – New U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz warned Monday the U.S. and its allies will defend "every inch" of NATO territory after Russian fighter jets violated Estonian airspace.

"The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these airspace violations, and I want to take this first opportunity to repeat and to emphasize the United States and our allies will defend every inch of NATO territory," Waltz said during opening remarks of the United Nations General Assembly high-level week. "Russia must urgently stop dangerous behavior."

The warning marked one of Waltz’s first public statements since winning Senate confirmation Friday. It came days after three Russian MiG-31 jets flew deep into Estonian airspace — t

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