Baltic States Deny Russian Claims of Opening Airspace for Ukrainian Drones
Diplomats from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia jointly protested to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, rejecting allegations that the Baltic states opened their airspace for strikes on Russian territory.
On July 10, the chargés d'affaires of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania in Moscow submitted a joint demarche to the Russian Foreign Ministry, rejecting public statements made on July 4 by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.
The diplomats stated that the Baltic states have not opened their airspace for any strikes against targets on Russian territory. Despite the official positions of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, the Russian side continues to spread falsehoods and escalate the situation. The Baltic countries dismiss the claims as completely baseless.
Earlier, Lithuania’s State Security Department called the Russian Foreign Ministry’s claim that the Baltic states were preparing to deport Russian speakers yet another propaganda stunt by the Kremlin. In May, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it would prepare a complaint against the Baltic states at the International Court of Justice over alleged repression of ethnic Russians.
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry emphasized that such statements are intended to divert attention from Russia’s own actions, particularly its attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine.
