Japan—a key United States ally—sent its air force to North America and Europe to strengthen cooperation with NATO amid threats from Russia, China and North Korea. Newsweek has emailed the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries for comment.

NATO is launching a new military campaign in Poland following an incursion by Russian drones in Polish airspace earlier in the week, the military alliance confirmed in a statement.

The consultations at NATO headquarters were part of a regular meeting of ambassadors from the alliance's 32 member states known as the North Atlantic Council, but Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told Parliament that they came under Article 4 of the treaty that founded NATO in 1949 in the aftermath of World War II.

The joint letter comes a day after Poland said it shot down a number of Russian drones that violated its airspace during an attack on Ukraine.

NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine early on Wednesday, as the military alliance denounced Moscow for “absolutely dangerous” behavior that ratcheted up tensions to a new level.

On September 15th leaders of Arab and Muslim countries gathered in Doha to condemn Israel’s recent attack on the Qatari capital. One of the attendees was Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president. “Israel strikes wherever it wants and does whatever it wants,

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States is prepared to impose fresh energy sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO nations cease purchasing Russian oil and implement similar measures.

In a dramatic escalation, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declared that NATO is “de-facto at war with Russia,” citing its ongoing military support for Ukraine. This marks the first open acknowledgment by Moscow of a wider conflict beyond Ukraine.