RUSSIA has said it will go to war with the West if Nato acts on the threat to shoot down Moscow's fighter jets.

Tensions have reached new heights after Russia was accused of violating Nato airspace multiple times in recent weeks - forcing the alliance to scramble fighter jets and initiate its Article 4 twice.

This week, Trump told Nato to shoot down Russian planes if they breach European airspace again.

Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the US President said member states " shouldn't hesitate " in the face of incursions.

But Alexey Meshkov, Russia's ambassador to France, fired back saying tshooting their aircraft down "would be war".

"You know, there are many Nato planes that violate Russian airspace, deliberately or not, but it happens quite ofte

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