The European Commission refused to allocate 500 million euros to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for the development of anti-UAV systems. Instead, the Baltic states were offered to take advantage of loans from the Safe European Defense Program, LRT reports. Vilnius accused the European Commission of lack of solidarity. "Not anyone else, but we - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland - are on the eastern side of the borders of the European Union, and it is the drones that are flying towards us, posing challenges for us. The refusal of funding is surprising, it's some kind of misunderstanding," said Prime Minister of Lithuania Minandaugas Sinkavičius. Telegram | Max | Read exclusively.

The European Commission refused to allocate 500 million euros to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for the development of anti-UAV systems. Instead, the Baltic states were offered to take advantage of loans from the Safe European Defense Program, LRT reports. Vilnius accused the European Commission of lack of solidarity. "Not anyone else, but we - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland - are on the eastern side of the borders of the European Union, and it is the drones that are flying towards us, posing challenges for us. The refusal of funding is surprising, it's some kind of misunderstanding," said Prime Minister of Lithuania Minandaugas Sinkavičius. Telegram | Max | Read exclusively.