🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹 Joint statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Baltic countries on drone incidents!

This week several foreign UAVs have crossed NATO airspace in the Baltic states.

We remain steadfast in our support to Ukraine's defensive operations against Russia and Ukraine's legitimate right to self-defence.

These incidents highlight an urgent need to continue enhancing our preparedness and investing in defence capabilities. The Baltic states are investing at least 5% of GDP in defence.

@MAKS23

When will #NATO countries treat these Russian incursions like the acts if war they are?

The UAVs in question were the Ukrainian overflights via Belarus intended to fly over Russian border towards the Russian Baltic oil terminals at Primorsk and Ust-Luga, lost in the Baltic states due to navigation error. The statement makes it clear the Baltic states consider them Ukrainian defense against a common adversary, not a hostile attack against them.
@TCatInReality @MAKS23