Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says US would defend Poland and Baltic states from Russian attack

 Donald Trump has said the US would come to the defence of Poland and the Baltic states if Russia were to attack in future.

Asked by reporters whether Washington would come to the aid of the Nato members if Russia were to continue escalating, he replied: “Yeah I would.”

His comments follow a number of incursions from Moscow in Nato territory. In the past fortnight, Russian drones and fighter jets have entered Estonian, Polish and Romanian air space - drawing international condemnation.

Under Nato’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the US would be obliged to assist Poland, Estonia and Romania in the event of a Russian attack as military action against one member is considered an attack against all members.

Last week, Trump said the drone and fighter jet incursions could spell “big trouble” in an indication that he is becoming increasingly frustrated with Russia’s actions. However, he has not outlined plans to respond.

Czech president Petr Pavel has said Nato forces must shoot down Russian jets if necessary, demanding a more forceful response to Moscow’s repeated violations of the alliance’s airspace.

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Russian jets over Estonia ‘ignored signals from NATO pilots’

02:02 , Alex Croft

Russian military aircraft violated Estonian airspace on Friday, ignoring signals from Italian jets on NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, a senior Estonian military official confirmed.

The 12-minute incursion represents the latest test of the alliance's response to Russian airborne threats, following around 20 Russian drones entering Polish airspace on 10 September.

Russia’s Defence Ministry denied the breach, but Tallinn dismissed this, citing radar and visual confirmation. Officials suggested the incident could be a tactic to divert Western resources from Ukraine.

Two killed and four injured in Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod region

00:29 , Alex Croft

Two civilians were killed and four injured in Russia's Belgorod region in Ukrainian attacks, the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Telegram on Sunday.

We earlier reported Gladkov’s statement that one woman died when a shell hit a private house in the settlement of Shebekino.

In an update, another man was killed in a drone attack on Rakitnoe, he said.

Belgorod region has come under regular attack from Kyiv's forces since Russia ordered tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

Kremlin accuses Britain of leading Europe's party of war

23:30 , Alex Croft

The Kremlin was quoted as saying on Sunday that Britain was one of the leaders of the camp which wants to continue the war in Ukraine, Russian state news agency RIA reported.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that attempts by Western powers to increase the pressure on Russia would not work and would not help attempts to end the war.

Trump says US would come to Poland and Baltic states' defence if Russia attacks

21:58 , Bryony Gooch

Donald Trump has said the US would come to the defence of Poland and the Baltic states if Russia continued to escalate its attacks.

Speaking to reporters ahead of Charlie Kirk’s funeral, the US president was asked by reporters: “Will you help defend Poland and the Baltic states from Russia if Russia keeps escalating?”

“Yeah, I would,” Trump responded.

It follows increased incursions from Moscow in Nato territory, after Russian drones and fighter jets have entered Estonian, Polish and Romanian air space in recent weeks.