Mike Waltz, the US Ambassador to the UN, addressed the Security Council for the first time on Monday. He assured that the United States and its allies would defend every inch of NATO territory, APA reports citing AP.
Waltz spoke at an emergency meeting of the UN's most powerful body, dedicated to Russia's recent invasion of Estonian airspace.
"As we said nine days ago, the United States stands with our NATO allies in connection with these airspace violations," the former Republican congressman said.
"And I want to take this first opportunity to reiterate and emphasize that the United States and our allies will defend every inch of NATO territory."