Russia has issued a chilling warning to the West amid calls for NATO allies to shoot down jets that enter their airspace. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at the UN, promising a "decisive response" to any attacks in Russia's skies. Following the address, he held a press conference where he reiterated that Moscow "has nothing to hide" regarding allegations of airspace incursions.

There, Lavrov was questioned about the Kremlin's potential reaction if a nation were to shoot down a Russian drone or plane in Russian airspace. He said: "Try to understand that a drone, when it is flying not over our territory, but if it crosses someone's border but has left our airspace, probably everyone has the right to do with that drone whatever they consider necessary to ensure their security.

"But if there are attempts to shoot down any flying object, or indeed any object at all, on our territory, in our airspace, then I think people will seriously regret it, undertaking such a gross violation of our territorial integrity, our sovereignty."

Lavrov also issued a stark warning of a "decisive response" if any "aggression" was directed towards Moscow amid accusations of airspace incursions from fighter jets and drones.

Estonia claimed last week that Russian fighter jets had entered its airspace for 12 minutes, while a NATO air defence mission was carried out over Poland in response to "unprecedented" Russian drone incursions.

Romania and Latvia have also reported single Russian drones violating their airspace this month.

Lavrov added: "Threats of force against Russia, accused of practically planning an attack on the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union, are becoming increasingly common.

"President Putin has repeatedly debunked such provocations. Russia has never had and does not have such intentions, but any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response."