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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have jointly rejected Russian accusations that they allowed their airspace to be used for Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian territory, UATV English reports.
In a coordinated statement issued by their foreign ministers, the Baltic states stressed that such claims are false.
“The Baltic states have never allowed their territories or airspace to be used for drone attacks on targets in the Russian Federation,” the statement said.
According to Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these accusations were formally denied to Russian diplomatic representatives in Tallinn (March 27), Riga (March 31), and Vilnius (March 27).
“Despite our official response, Russia continues to spread falsehoods,” the ministry added.
The Baltic states emphasized that Ukraine is acting in self-defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion, in full accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.
“Instead of continuing its malicious information campaign, Russia must end its aggressive war against Ukraine and withdraw its armed forces from all internationally recognized Ukrainian territory. The Baltic states remain fully in solidarity with Ukraine,” the statement said.
Recent incidents involving Ukrainian drones falling on Baltic territory were also addressed. Officials in Lithuania and Latvia previously confirmed such cases but stressed that they were a direct consequence of Russia’s aggression, not evidence of coordinated operations involving Baltic airspace.
The three countries reiterated that these developments should lead to increased international pressure on Moscow, rather than unfounded accusations.
