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That campaign now seems to be migrating into the skies above Europe. For decades Russia has occasionally strayed into the national airspace of NATO allies, which follows national borders and extends 12 nautical miles from a country’s shoreline.
Without firing a shot, Putin has over the past week managed to bring the war in Ukraine to NATO’s European borders.
As for the scores, despite the chaos surrounding Saturday’s matches, Team Europe remains firmly in control. They currently lead all four-ball pairings and are projected to carry a commanding 12.5 points into Sunday’s final round. Team USA, meanwhile, trails significantly with just 3.5 points on the board.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the U.N. General Assembly at a time when unauthorized flights into NATO’s airspace — intrusions blamed on Russia — have raised alarm around Europe in recent weeks, particularly after NATO jets downed drones over Poland and Estonia said Russian fighter jets flew into its territory and lingered for 12 minutes.
Fleetwood improved to 4-0-0 with the win, while Rose will go 2-0-0 into Sunday singles. On the flip side, DeChambeau fell to 1-3-0 and Scheffler a shocking 0-4-0 in a disastrous Ryder Cup for the two top American stars.
Bryson DeChambeau hands Matt Fitzpatrick the hole after three putting on the third green in their singles match at the Ryder Cup.
Russia gets the microphone at the U.N. world leaders' meeting Saturday, three years into an invasion of Ukraine that the international community has broadly deplored and a that powerful member newly says Ukraine can repel.
European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe as U.S. support recedes. A focus of worry now: election interference in Moldova.