Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat warned NATO and the European Union that ‘any aggression against Russia will be met with a decisive response’.

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov issued the caution at the United Nations General Assembly.

His comments come as tensions have surged on the military alliance’s eastern flanks following a series of perceived provocations from the Kremlin.

NATO jets have been scrambled to down drones flying over Poland, while alarms were raised in Estonia when Russian fighter planes flew into its territory and lingered for 12 minutes.

Russia has denied its planes entered Estonian airspace and has said the drones didn’t target Poland, with ally Belarus claiming Ukrainian signal-jamming sent the devices off course.

Lavrov said today: ‘Russia is being accused of almost

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