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Russia shifts from talk to action, targeting NATO homeland amid fears of global war
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NATO has been on high alert since Russia invaded Ukraine more than three and a half years ago, but a recent spike in the alliance’s airspace violations has security experts increasingly concerned that warnings of war with Moscow are no longer theoretical, but inevitable.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. could «end up in World War III» over Russia’s war in Ukraine and conceded that Russian President Vladimir Putin has «let him down» over his refusal to end his military campaign.
One day later, Russia sent three fighter jets over Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn in a direct and clear violation of its airspace, prompting another NATO member to spark Article 4 for the second time in as many weeks.
A picture shows French Mirage 2000 fighter jets flying over Estonia, on March 30, 2022. (Didier Lauras/AFP via Getty Images)
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«Russia is testing NATO again— dozens of drones in Poland last week, drones in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and now fighter jets in Estonian skies. These are deliberate provocations,» Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene told Fox News Digital. «They are deliberate tests—tests of our readiness, our resolve, and of the limits of our deterrence.»
Sakaliene said the Friday violation was just the latest in «an escalating pattern of pressure by Russia.»
«For Estonia, for Poland, for Lithuania, for all of NATO’s eastern flank, this is a direct threat—not just to territorial integrity, but to citizen safety,» she added.
The Lithuanian defense minister warned that the biggest line of defense NATO holds right now, apart from its actual military readiness, is showing a united front to dissuade Moscow from taking direct action against a NATO member and prompting what could become a global war.
«Our biggest risk currently is miscalculation by Russia,» Sakaliene said. «Does Russia believe that NATO will not allow violations of its territory? Does Russia believe that Europe is going to strike back together with [the] United States?
«That’s now the last line of defense between if and when [war with Russia happens],» she added.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks at a press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and warns World War III could happen over Russia’s continued war in Ukraine during an event at Aylesbury, England, on Sept. 18, 2025. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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Concern over direct NATO conflict with Moscow escalated earlier this month after a swarm of at least 19 Russian drones not only flew over Polish airspace, but forced a multi-nation response when NATO, for the first time since the war began, fired upon Russian assets and brought down as many as four drones that posed a threat.
While Trump suggested that the drone swarm could have been a mistake, Poland refuted this and said it was «deliberate» and a «planned provocation.»
Drone strikes have long been a favored wartime tool of Russia’s in its operation against Ukraine, with the number of strikes peaking in July with some 6,297 long-range drones fired across the country.
That figure dipped to 4,216 drones fired in August. Though notably, the majority of those UAVs were fired between Aug. 16th and the 31st, when some 3,001 drones were deployed beginning the day after Trump met with Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15.
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Lithuania Dovile Sakaliene at a press conference. (Photo by Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images)
An American company, which sat less than 30 miles from two other NATO nations, Hungary and Slovakia, was also hit with «several» cruise missiles in late August.
«The scope of air attacks from Russia to Ukraine is really rising. They are using more drones, more rockets, and they are still expected to rise,» Sakaliene said.
«We have to admit and adapt to this new reality. High intensity war by Russia against Ukraine is ongoing,» the defense minister said. «That means that more and more UAVs are going to wander off into the territories of the bordering countries, and even further.»
Russia has increasingly turned to gray-zone tactics, which involve incidents that fall below the threshold of open warfare, but which allow Russia to test NATO’s resolve and response capabilities.
Over the last month, Poland saw three separate incidents in which its airspace was violated by Russian drones, including UAVs carrying explosive components that crossed into its airspace from both Ukraine and Belarus.
Black smoke rises from the electronics manufacturing company as firefighters continue to extinguish the fire after the Russian army hit a large American company producing civilian electronics with two missiles in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region of Ukraine, on Aug. 21, 2025. (Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Just three days after the drone swarm bombarded Polish air defense systems, a Russian drone crossed into Romanian airspace and prompted a French fighter jet and Polish helicopter to respond under NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry – a defensive posture the alliance launched just one day prior.
These events came after Lithuania in late July was forced to sound the alarm following two separate incidents in which Russian Gerber drones violated its borders, including one which was carrying explosives.
But these tactics are not the only threats that security experts in recent weeks have flagged as concerning behavior from Moscow.
Earlier this month, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) based in Washington, D.C. drew attention to an op-ed published by former Russian president and current Security Council chair Dmitry Medvedev on Sept. 8 in the state-sponsored news outlet TASS, which used language that directly mirrored rhetoric by the Kremlin in the lead up to its invasion of Ukraine.
In his article, Medvedev accused Finland of being «Russophobic» and claimed, «the thirst for profit at the expense of Russia was installed in Finnish minds back in the days of Hitler.»
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin inspects the «Zapad-2025» (West-2025) joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Belarus, on Sept. 16, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
He further claimed that Helsinki has attempted to erase the «historical and cultural identity» of ethnic Russians and said joined NATO under the «guise» of defense, but in actuality, was covertly preparing for war against Russia, reported the ISW.
Medvedev’s comments were not stand-alone threats. Multiple Kremlin officials, including Putin who said «there will be problems» after Finland joined NATO, have claimed the alliance will use Finland as a «springboard» to attack Russia.
«Russia has been steadily setting conditions to attack NATO over the past several years: Moscow is standing up new divisions and optimizing its command and control headquarters on NATO’s eastern flank,» George Barros, Senior Russia Analyst with ISW told Fox News Digital. «The Kremlin information warfare apparatus is fabricating claims and justifications for why Finland, the Baltic States, and Poland are not real countries.
«These are the prerequisite preparations for future war that Moscow is preparing,» he warned.
Russian tanks move during the «Zapad-2025» joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground near the town of Borisov, east of the capital Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 15, 2025. (Olesya Kurpyayeva/AFP via Getty Images)
Sakaliene echoed these concerns and additionally pointed to Russia’s use of «soft power,» often employed through social media and traditional media, to influence public perception, which she warned is «alarmingly effective.»
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«We see a picture of a very aggressive country which is investing a disproportionate amount of its funds into their military capacity,» the defense minister said. «Despite heavy losses every week, every month, they are moving forward in Ukraine, and at the same time, they are expanding their capabilities.
«It raises considerable doubts if all that mass of military power is being accumulated only for Ukraine,» Sakaliene said.
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Teens who assaulted former DOGE staffer slapped with federal charges: ‘Need for accountability’
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Two teenagers, Lawrence Cotton Powell, 19, and Anthony Taylor, 18, who are linked to the beating of former DOGE staffer Edward Coristine in Washington, D.C., are now facing federal charges for a series of assaults and attempted carjacking.
The teens are charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery, each of which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, and attempted carjacking, which holds a penalty of up to five years.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeannine Pirro announced the charges in a press conference on Monday.
Pirro said the charges highlight «the need for accountability of offenders in the district.»
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Former DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was assaulted by multiple teenagers in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. (Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social)
«What’s significant about this case is the history of Lawrence Cotton Powell,» she said.
Pirro said that despite being a repeat offender and already having a criminal history involving assault, Powell had been let off by D.C. judges shortly before he beat and robbed Coristine. She said that despite the U.S. Attorney’s office requesting jail time for Powell, his sentence was suspended by a local judge on July 25, just days before he attacked Coristine.
«After a felony of attempted robbery conviction, after a violation of probation, after a second crime, after a second conviction, after no compliance with CSOSA [Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency], the judges say, ‘Do better,’ and they let him go. And guess what? Within ten days, he’s at it again,» said Pirro.
According to Pirro, Powell and Taylor, with a gang of several others, assaulted and robbed another individual just minutes before attacking Coristine. Pirro said that upon seeing the gang of approximately ten suspects approaching, Coristine pushed a female friend into her car in an attempt to keep her safe.
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«He was then attacked by multiple suspects who then punched him repeatedly, causing significant injuries to him. They got him on the ground, and as they were doing so, they demanded the car from the woman who was inside the car and had already locked the car. They were banging on the car, they were pulling on the car door, trying to get the car open, and were telling the woman in the car to hand over the keys,» said Pirro.
Pirro urged the D.C. City Council to «reconsider» its laws that «allow these young people to go out and victimize, revictimize and keep revictimizing and putting the safety of the citizens who live, work and visit here at risk.»
«I ask them to stand up finally and send a clear message, because the people of this district deserve no less than safety,» said Pirro.
Coristine was assaulted at approximately 3 a.m. by a group of teenagers in D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood.
A photo of a bloodied Coristine went viral, sparking outrage over the city’s handling of crime and drawing President Donald Trump’s attention. The president slammed D.C., saying crime in the city was «totally out of control.»
BIDEN JUDGE FREES TEENS TIED TO EX-DOGE STAFFER’S ASSAULT AS TRUMP CRACKS DOWN ON CRIME
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard standing next to an MATV vehicle scan the area as they patrol outside Union Station, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
«Local ‘youths’ and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released. They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now!» Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Days later, Trump directed federal law enforcement to increase its presence throughout D.C. He also deployed members of the National Guard to patrol the city and assumed federal control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
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Sanae Takaichi fue elegida primera ministra de Japón y se convirtió en la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo
El Parlamento de Japón eligió este martes a la ultraconservadora Sanae Takaichi como la primera mujer primera ministra del país, un día después de que su debilitado partido firmara un acuerdo de coalición con una nueva fuerza política que podría empujar al bloque gobernante aún más hacia la derecha.
Takaichi reemplaza a Shigeru Ishiba, poniendo fin a un vacío político de tres meses y a las disputas internas que siguieron a la derrota electoral del Partido Liberal Democrático (PLD) en julio.
Ishiba, que ocupó el cargo durante solo un año, presentó su renuncia junto con la de su gabinete horas antes, allanando el camino para su sucesora.
La alianza improvisada del PLD con el Partido de Innovación de Japón (Ishin no Kai), con sede en Osaka y de tendencia derechista, aseguró la elección de Takaichi, ya que la oposición no logró unirse. Sin embargo, esta coalición aún no alcanza la mayoría en ambas cámaras del Parlamento, lo que obligará al nuevo gobierno a buscar acuerdos con otros partidos opositores para aprobar leyes, un escenario que podría hacer que su mandato sea inestable y de corta duración.
“La estabilidad política es esencial en este momento”, declaró Takaichi durante la ceremonia de firma del acuerdo con el líder del Ishin no Kai y gobernador de Osaka, Hirofumi Yoshimura. “Sin estabilidad, no podemos impulsar medidas para una economía sólida ni una diplomacia fuerte”.
Ambos partidos suscribieron un pacto de gobierno que refleja las posturas nacionalistas y de línea dura de Takaichi.
El acuerdo de último momento se alcanzó después de que el PLD perdiera a su antiguo socio de coalición, Komeito, un partido respaldado por un movimiento budista y con una orientación más centrista y pacifista. La ruptura amenazó con provocar un cambio de poder en Japón, donde el PLD ha gobernado casi de forma ininterrumpida durante décadas.
Más tarde este martes, Takaichi, de 64 años, presentará un gabinete con varios aliados del influyente dirigente del PLD Taro Aso, así como con otros legisladores que la apoyaron en la votación interna del partido. El Ishin no Kai no ocupará cargos ministeriales por el momento, hasta que exista plena confianza en la alianza con el PLD, aclaró Yoshimura.
Takaichi enfrenta un ajustado calendario político, que incluye un discurso de política general esta semana, reuniones con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y varias cumbres regionales. Además, deberá abordar con urgencia la suba de precios y preparar un paquete de medidas económicas antes de fin de año para responder al creciente malestar público.
Aunque se convierte en la primera mujer en liderar el gobierno japonés, Takaichi no ha mostrado interés en promover la igualdad de género ni la diversidad.
Conocida por bloquear iniciativas de avance femenino, defiende la sucesión imperial exclusivamente masculina y se opone tanto al matrimonio igualitario como a permitir que las parejas casadas mantengan apellidos separados.
Discípula del asesinado ex primer ministro Shinzo Abe, se espera que Takaichi intente replicar sus políticas, entre ellas el fortalecimiento militar, los estímulos económicos y la reforma de la constitución pacifista. Sin embargo, su capacidad para lograrlo dependerá de su frágil base parlamentaria.
La salida de Komeito de la coalición se debió a la gestión del PLD frente a los escándalos de fondos ilegales que provocaron derrotas electorales consecutivas, así como a las controversias revisionistas de Takaichi sobre el pasado bélico de Japón y sus visitas regulares al santuario Yasukuni, actos que Beijing y Seúl interpretan como una falta de arrepentimiento por la agresión japonesa durante la guerra.
En un intento por suavizar su imagen, Takaichi evitó visitar Yasukuni el viernes y en su lugar envió una ofrenda religiosa, un gesto que simboliza un tono más moderado en el inicio de su mandato.
(Con información de Associated Press)
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