Moscow has issued secret threats to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, accusing the Baltic states of aiding Ukraine in attacks on Russian oil terminals. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has blamed the three countries for allowing Ukrainian forces to use their airspace in operations targeting Russian infrastructure.
Moscow specifically alleges that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania opened their airspace to Ukrainian forces and drones, facilitating attacks on Russian ports along the Baltic Sea. The three countries have consistently rejected these claims as disinformation.
The European Commission confirmed that Brussels is closely monitoring the situation and the ongoing Russian threats.
“A attack on any one of our member states is an attack on the European Union as a whole,” said European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier on Tuesday.
At present, Regnier added, “these remain threats” under observation, with the member states in question holding primary responsibility for their own defense.
“What the EU can do beyond that, if these threats materialize, is a question we continue to assess,” he said. “This is precisely why, in the field of defense, we have been extremely active since the start of our mandate, with multiple projects, programs, and funding measures in place to strengthen the collective resilience of our member states.”
Ukrainian Drones Enter Baltic Airspace
On March 25, two Ukrainian drones crashed in Latvia and Estonia during a large-scale nighttime strike targeting Russian facilities. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna described the incident as “a direct consequence of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression.”
These incursions coincided with one of the largest Ukrainian drone campaigns against Russia, striking key Baltic coastal targets, including the Ust-Luga oil terminal and a military icebreaker in Vyborg.
Ukrainian forces reportedly resumed attacks in the Leningrad region overnight on Tuesday, with explosions heard near Ust-Luga, one of Russia’s largest Baltic ports and a major hub for crude oil and petroleum product exports. The terminal has been targeted at least five times between March 22 and 31.
