The European Union hailed on Monday the result of Moldova's parliamentary election, saying it showed that the small eastern European country was firmly on track to join the European Union.

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.