Baltic States ask the European Commission for 500 million euros to fight UAVs

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have asked the European Commission to allocate €500 million to strengthen the system to counter unmanned aerial vehicles that violate their airspace. This information was announced by Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas, writes sb.by.

According to TASS, he said on national radio LRT:

- Decisions to combat drones are relevant not only for our region, but for the whole of Europe. We discussed this issue with our colleagues from Latvia and Estonia and decided to contact the European Commission.

Kaunas noted that the Baltic states, whose borders are also the external borders of the EU, are the barrier that protects the rest of Europe

- Naturally, Europe must make additional investments to ensure its security.

Kaunas added that the €500 million request for funding was signed by the defence ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia:

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