Explained: How drone incursions in Europe went from rarity to reality
02 June 2026
Ionela Ciolan argues that Moscow may do this in the future by carrying out “provocations” along Estonian and Latvian borders to see how the alliance reacts.
“The future security and stability of the Baltic region will be shaped by the outcome of Russia’s war against Ukraine, as well as by the evolving dynamics of the transatlantic partnership and US defence policy under the Trump administration,” she writes.
