Brussels rejects Baltic states’ €500 million anti-drone request, suggests borrowing

LRT English29 October 2026, 09:34 UTCLithuania

The European Commission has responded to a request by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for 500 million euros to develop anti-drone defences, but has offered no new funding on the scale sought by the three Baltic states.

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