War Games on the Baltic Sea: A Wake Up Call for NATO's Eastern Flank The recent spate of incidents involving Russian military vessels and drones straying into NATO airspace is a sobering reminder that the war in Ukraine has far reaching consequences.
The downing of a drone over Lithuania by NATO fighter jets and the Russian frigate's firing of flares at a Danish helicopter are just two examples of worrying developments along the alliance's eastern flank.
In recent months, military drones have become increasingly common in the skies above NATO member states sharing borders with Russia.