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Russia’s targeted threats and actions are causing a reaction from NATO. Even before the announcement, Baerbock criticized Putin’s government.
Vilnius – The latest findings about a possible plan by Vladimir Putin’s government to draw a new border in the Baltic Sea recently caused a stir. While the war in Ukraine is currently all about confusion about a possible ceasefire, this provocation fits seamlessly into the threats from Russia in recent weeks and months. But now there is apparently a reaction from the six neighboring NATO states. According to Lithuania, they are considering building a “drone wall” to protect against provocations from Russia.
The wall is to stretch from “Norway to Poland” and is intended to protect against “provocations” from Russia. According to Lithuanian Interior Minister Agnes Bilotaite, the plan is to use “drones and other technologies to protect our borders,” Bilotaite told the BNS news agency on Friday after talks with colleagues from Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Norway and Poland.
Threat from Russia: NATO members want to build “drone wall” in Putin’s front yard
Bilotaite explained that the project was not only about preventing “provocations by unfriendly countries” but also about fighting smuggling, apart from provocations and threats from Russia. In addition to drones to monitor the borders, anti-drone systems would also be used. The Interior Minister spoke of a “completely new thing”. She did not give a timetable for the project. The reason for strengthening the borders is security concerns as a result of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
Shortly before the announcement of the “drone wall”, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was also extremely critical of recent Russian provocations on the borders with Estonia, Finland and Lithuania. “Russia is stirring up trouble at the borders of the European Union,” the Green politician said on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
Provocations by Putin: Baerbock sharply criticises Russia’s actions and supports NATO countries
“We stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends in Estonia, Finland & Lithuania and do not accept this aggressive behaviour. On the contrary: We stand in solidarity with our allies and the Baltic States & the Baltic Sea,” Baerbock said after the provocations from Russia towards the NATO-States.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office in Berlin said according to information from Mirror onlineBaerbock coordinated her statement closely with her counterparts in Poland and France. It was about a “completely unacceptable, hybrid approach” by Russia. “We have often stressed that Russia wants to wear down the EU with such actions,” added the spokesperson. We are opposed to this.
NATO reaction to provocations from Russia: Putin’s officials removed buoys from border river in Estonia
The statement by the Lithuanian foreign minister may also be a reaction to Putin’s latest provocation, when Russia challenged the next border escalation with NATO. On Thursday night, the Russians removed several buoys and markers in the Narva river, which borders Estonia. This is the border line between the two neighboring countries and also marks the eastern external border of the EU and NATO.
According to the Estonian Police and Border Guard Service, Russian officials removed 24 of 50 buoys from the water. They were placed by Estonian authorities ten days ago. Their purpose was, among other things, to mark the fairway, minimize navigation errors and the risk of unintentional border crossings by fishermen, for example.
Provocations from Russia: Putin’s government apparently wanted to readjust maritime borders in the Baltic Sea
In addition, a draft from the Ministry of Defense was published in the government’s legal database in Russia a few days ago. In it, Putin apparently wanted to move the borders. The draft announced an adjustment of the maritime borders in the Gulf of Finland and the Kaliningrad exclave, which also borders Lithuania. This alarmed the neighboring countries. The initiative later disappeared from the legal database without any reason being given.
Migration also plays a role in the provocations from Russia. Putin’s regime in Moscow is targeting Finland in particular. On NATO’s eastern flank, the Kremlin has apparently started a new escalation of migration with a suspicious route, so Finland fears a new wave of refugees from Russia.
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