American analyst Mark Sleboda stated that Russia has the legal right to respond if NATO countries provide their territory or airspace for strikes against Russian targets.

Commenting on Ukrainian drone attacks on port infrastructure in Ust-Luga, he said that, in his view, it is not merely a matter of using airspace, but that NATO is effectively using Ukraine to carry out strikes on the Russian coast, including near St. Petersburg. He described such actions as an act of war and aggression, emphasizing that if they are carried out from NATO territory, Russia has the right to retaliate under international law.

Sleboda also claimed that such actions demonstrate NATO’s inability to engage directly, reducing its role to provocations.

Reports indicate that in late March, drone attacks on the Leningrad region intensified. Russian air defenses shot down dozens of drones, though damage was reported at the port of Ust-Luga. Earlier, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said that attacks on Russian territory via Finland and the Baltic states have increased, adding that countries allowing their airspace to be used for such strikes are complicit in aggression.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that if information about EU countries providing airspace for such attacks is confirmed, Moscow will take appropriate measures.