EU vows unified response as drone incidents intensify near Russia
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EU leaders, led by Ursula von der Leyen, pledge a united response to a string of drone incursions blamed on Russia, as Vilnius shuts its airport and top Lithuanian leaders are evacuated. The month has seen six drone incursions in Baltic and Finnish airspace, with some drones possibly Ukrainian in origin but diverted by Russia; Baltic MEPs urged condemnation, Poland’s PM called the events a provocation, and NATO praised allied jet responses while EU officials push for higher defense spending and stronger support for the Eastern Flank and Ukraine.
- ‘Europe will respond’ to repeated Russian drone incidents, von der Leyen vows Euronews.com
- Russian threats against Baltics ‘unacceptable’ and danger to ‘our entire union’, EU’s von der Leyen says - as it happened The Guardian
- Analysis: The Baltic flank is now a live escalation zone WTOP
- US diplomat warns Russia UN is 'no place for threats' to NATO's Latvia USA Today
- Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg Responsible Statecraft
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