Lithuania lifts air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus diverted - Europe live

Incident comes just a day after Nato had to shoot down a suspected stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia The drone alert in Lithuania has just been lifted, with the country’s defence minister quoted by Reuters as saying that the drone flew by Lentvaris near the capital, Vilnius, before diverting in a different direction. We will no doubt get more details on this soon.
And in the last few minutes, the European Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen issued a strong statement along the similar lines.

“ Russia’s public threats against our Baltic States are completely unacceptable.
Let there be no doubt: a threat against one Member State is a threat against our entire Union.
Russia and Belarus bear direct responsibility for drones endangering the lives and security of people on our Eastern flank.
Europe will respond with unity and strength. We will continue reinforcing the security of our Eastern flank with strong collective defence and preparedness at every level.”
Coverage from 4 sources
- Lithuania lifts air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus diverted - Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · May 20, 2026, 9:40 AM
- Russian claim that Latvia and Baltic countries plan to help Ukraine launch drones ‘totally ridiculous’, says Rutte - Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · May 20, 2026, 10:10 AM
- Russian threats against Baltics ‘unacceptable’ and danger to ‘our entire union’, EU’s von der Leyen says - Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · May 20, 2026, 1:54 PM
- Russian threats against Baltics ‘unacceptable’ and danger to ‘our entire union’, EU’s von der Leyen says - as it happened
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