‘Putin Looking to See How Far He Can Push NATO’
Lithuanian officials said the drone likely entered from Belarus as European leaders accused Russia of repeated airspace violations.
- Early Wednesday, a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone near Pratkunai village in southern Lithuania; Lithuanian military officials said the aircraft likely entered from Belarus and carried explosives.
- Separately, Denmark reported on Monday that a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea; Russia's ambassador Vladimir Barbin insisted "dangerous maneuvers" by the aircraft caused the incident.
- The Baltic Sea region remains on high alert following recurring airspace violations and drone sightings since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine; officials fear the conflict is spilling over NATO's borders.
- European Union foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas pledged on Tuesday to increase measures against the Kremlin's "hybrid attacks," asserting that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop unless halted.
- Recurring incidents including stray missiles and drones in Germany, Poland, and Latvia have led European officials to attribute military incursions and sabotage to Russia, defining current East-West tensions.
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Two NATO fighter aircraft shot down an undetermined drone over Lithuania, the first for this member of the Atlantic Alliance.
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‘Putin looking to see how far he can push NATO’
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday. Separately, Denmark said that one of its air force helicopters was fired on with flares as it was carrying out surveillance of a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a look at what Moscow’s motives might be for this seeming increase in incidents inside NATO and EU territory.
NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania; Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, the day after the head of the alliance said strikes close to its territory would only increase its support for Ukraine in the war against…
NATO reinforced its warnings following a succession of incidents in the Baltic and the eastern flank; the EU denounces an increasingly reckless pattern of “aggression and provocation”
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