Shortly after speaking from his step UNin which he also referred to the war in Ukraine, stressing that there will be harsh sanctions in Russia, the US president, Donald Trumphe met with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski.
US President Donald Trump said he believes that NATO member states should be shot down by Russian aircraft if they were entering their airspace without permission, he said in a statement on Tuesday 23.09.2025 from New York and the UN General Assembly.
“Yes, I believe it,” he replied when asked about this, during his meeting with the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
However, he declined to say clearly whether the United States would participate in such an action.
“It depends on the conditions,” he said. “But you know, we’re on NATO’s side.”
Members of the Alliance have been on alert in recent weeks after repeated violations of their airspace by Russian drones and aircraft.
On Friday, three Russian MIG-31 fighters They entered the airspace of Estonia, above the Gulf of Finland, without permission.
This happened one week after Russian drones and fighter aircraft violated Poland’s airspace, which led to an immediate take-off F-15 and F-35.
European allies warned on Monday 22.09.2025 that would break down Russian planes or drones In the event of new violations of NATO airspace, during an intense emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.