and six fighterjets to estonia to bolster nato's defences. the f—15 will take part in exercises along with four danish jets due to arrive in lithuania tomorrow. the built up continues on the other side. the russian defence ministry released footage today of fighter jets taking off for belarus. it has also released video of troops gathering in the rostov region, near the border with urkaine. meanwhile — as europe continues to threaten sanctions — the russian president was holding a virtual two—hour meeting with top italian businessmen. who had all defied a call from the italian prime minister to cancel the event. it was held by the italian—russian chamber of commerce and included the energy giant enel, insurer generali and the tyre manufacturer pirelli. bill browder is the head of the global magnitskyjustice campaign and author of red notice: how i became putin's number one enemy.