The Baltic states, along with Norway, Finland and Poland, announced plans on Sunday to build a “drone wall” along their border with Russia.
Estonia’s Interior Minister Lauri Länemets said the technology could both detect and defeat drones, adding that the country planned to set up barriers along its entire eastern border and around major cities.
“As we are seeing on the Ukrainian front, there is a constant technological race between adversaries to find new ways to use drones in warfare. The same is true for the various drones available to people. Being just a little bit ahead of the enemy can lead to great success, but this success is measured in days, because countermeasures to each countermeasure are discovered incredibly quickly, and the cycle continues,” Reinemets said.
“There is no question that this is necessary, since even the smallest drones have already proven their worth as reconnaissance and offensive weapons,” he added.
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The Baltic states, along with Norway, Finland and Poland, announced plans on Sunday to build a “drone wall” along their border with Russia.
The announcement came days after Russia itself announced plans to change maritime boundaries in the Baltic Sea, a move Lithuania’s foreign minister hit back last week, calling it a “clear escalation” that must be met with an “appropriately decisive response.”
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has proposed updating the coordinates used to measure the territorial waters off the Russian mainland and the territorial waters of islands in the Baltic Sea. The ministry said the existing coordinates were approved in 1985 and are “based on small-scale nautical maps” and do not correspond to “modern geographical conditions.”
Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen speaks at a press conference near the border with Russia in Virolahti, Finland, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. As the war in Ukraine continues, borders have also been strengthened in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Finland and Poland. (Jussi Nukari/Retiqva via The Associated Press)
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christersson said Russia united nations “Both we and Finland assume that Russia, as a signatory to the treaty, will fulfil its responsibilities,” he said, according to the Swedish news agency TT.
If Russia challenges the border, “Russia will be in violation of a UN treaty and the whole world will be against Russia,” Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said, according to Finnish broadcaster YLE.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the Defense Ministry’s proposal “has no political content.” (Getty Images)
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the Defense Ministry’s proposal “has no political content.”
“As you know, the level of tensions and conflicts is increasing, especially in the Baltic Sea region. To ensure our security, appropriate measures by the relevant agencies are required,” Peskov said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
