Estonia said on Tuesday (19 May) that a NATO fighter jet shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over its territory, in the latest reported airspace violation in the region amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes against Russia.
Neighbouring Latvia also issued a drone alert, urging residents near the Russian border to remain indoors, while NATO Baltic Air Policing jets were deployed to the area, according to the Latvian armed forces.
Ukraine has intensified long-range drone operations targeting Russia, including areas close to the Baltic region. Since March, several Ukrainian military drones have reportedly entered the airspace of NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, all of which share borders with Russia. Latvia’s government resigned last week over its response to the incidents.
Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the suspected drone was downed by a Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet. NATO has not yet commented on the incident.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that Ukraine would send specialists to Latvia to help strengthen airspace protection.
Separately, Finnish authorities reported suspected drone activity near the capital region on 15 May, prompting residents to stay indoors and leading to a three-hour suspension of flights at Helsinki Airport.
Finnish defence forces scrambled fighter jets and emergency services at the time, although no drones were ultimately located.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia that he believed there was "a chance of finding a solution," to the conflict.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August and 2 September.
The Iranian Army has again struck at U.S. bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for U.S. attacks on southern and western parts of Iran late on Tuesday, which reportedly killed 18 people and injured more than 100 others.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
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At least two people were killed and dozens injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La Paz, Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said.
The resolution, sponsored by African countries and led by Togo, passed by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions. The United States was the only country to vote against it.
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