Brussels Responds To Russian Threats To The Baltic States
4- 7.04.2026, 18:39
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An attack on one member state is an attack on the entire EU.
European Commission spokesman Thom Rainier said that if Russia attacks any member state of the European Union, it will be regarded as an attack on the entire bloc. About it writes "European Pravda" on Tuesday, April 7.
"An attack on one of our member states is an attack on the EU as a whole," Renier emphasized.
This is how the European Commission reacted to Russian threats. On March 31, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing that Moscow would take "retaliatory measures" if EU countries provide their airspace for Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia.
"Of course, we believe that if there is a provision of airspace for hostile terrorist activity against the Russian Federation, it will oblige us to make appropriate conclusions and take appropriate measures," Peskov said.
Toma Regnier noted that the European Commission "has seen the reported The European official recalled initiatives to protect EU member states from external interference, including the drone defense initiative and the Air Shield, which are now a priority for the European Union.
On March 27, the Latvian Defense Ministry denied Russia's claim that the Baltic states allegedly allow Ukraine to use their territories for attacks against Russia. A press release by the Latvian defense ministry said that Russia was conducting a coordinated information operation against Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in order to discredit NATO, split society, reduce trust in state institutions and weaken support for Ukraine.