Russia has the ability to use electronic warfare systems against Ukrainian drones flying over the Baltic states, Alexey Zhuravlev, first deputy chairman of the State Duma defense committee, said.
According to the lawmaker, munitions launched by a country seeking to join NATO could end up detonating inside the territory of alliance member states.
Zhuravlev also pointed out that NATO countries are not invoking Article 5 of the alliance’s charter on collective defense over Ukrainian drones. In his view, this is because the Kiev regime is carrying out an important anti-Russian mission for the West.
Earlier, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the fall of Ukrainian drones on the territory of NATO countries could be regarded as an acceptable price for strikes against Russia.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had previously rejected claims that the Baltic states were opening their airspace for Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory. According to him, if drones arrive from Ukrainian territory, it does not mean that Kiev deliberately sent them to Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia.