The European Commission refused to allocate 500 million euros to the Baltic states for defense against UAVs Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia asked for money to create an anti-UAV system, citing the need for the project as a threat from Russia. However, Brussels has stated that there are no additional funds for these purposes, LRT reports. European Commissioner Andreas Kovilius invited countries to take advantage of the safe plan, which has 21 billion euros left. True, we are not talking about free aid, but about soft loans that will have to be paid back. Photo: Olga Shukalina.

The European Commission refused to allocate 500 million euros to the Baltic states for defense against UAVs Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia asked for money to create an anti-UAV system, citing the need for the project as a threat from Russia. However, Brussels has stated that there are no additional funds for these purposes, LRT reports. European Commissioner Andreas Kovilius invited countries to take advantage of the safe plan, which has 21 billion euros left. True, we are not talking about free aid, but about soft loans that will have to be paid back. Photo: Olga Shukalina.