Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the NATO military alliance and the European Union that "any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response".
As Russia's war rages in Ukraine, tensions have mounted along NATO's eastern flank in recent weeks as Estonia has accused the Kremlin of sending three fighter jets into its airspace and NATO jets shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace.
"Russia is being accused of almost planning to attack the North Atlantic Alliance and European Union countries. President (Vladimir) Putin has repeatedly debunked these provocations," Lavrov told the United Nations General Assembly.
US President Donald Trump said this week that he endorsed the idea of shooting down Russian jets that violate NATO airspace, part of a rhetoric