{"id":2254041,"date":"2024-05-28T03:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T07:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-allies-plan-drone-wall-as-russia-tests-baltic-borders\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T03:27:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T07:27:35","slug":"nato-allies-plan-drone-wall-as-russia-tests-baltic-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-allies-plan-drone-wall-as-russia-tests-baltic-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO allies strategize a &#8216;drone barrier&#8217; amidst Russia&#8217;s Baltic border trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-allies-plan-drone-wall-as-russia-tests-baltic-borders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254041&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group\u2064 of NATO allies plans to establish a &#8216;drone wall&#8217; to monitor the\u2063 borders with Russia\u200c in light of rising &#8216;hybrid&#8217; pressure in the Baltic States. The drone wall will stretch from\u200c Norway \u2062to Poland and use various technologies to guard \u2064against disturbances from unfriendly nations and stop smuggling. If a crisis\u2064 emerges that necessitates mass evacuation, the drone networks could provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-already-struggling-on-international-stage-as-expert-warns-he-may-be-making-middle-east-war-worse\/\" title=\"Biden Already Struggling On International Stage As Expert Warns He May Be Making Middle East War Worse\">early warning<\/a>. The plan comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/humanitarian-crisis-in-tigray-worsening-new-report-says\/\" title=\"Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray Worsening, New Report Says\">regional leaders<\/a> become increasingly \u200dconcerned about Russian \u200cborder activities, such as the recent removal \u200dof boundary\u2063 buoys\u200d by\u2063 Russian border guards on \u2063the river separating Estonia and Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NATO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO<\/a> allies has agreed to establish a \u201cdrone wall\u201d to monitor the trans-Atlantic alliance\u2019s borders with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a> amid a series of measures from Moscow that point to increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3013719\/russia-control-baltic-sea-sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\u201chybrid\u201d\">\u201chybrid\u201d<\/a> pressure in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltic-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Baltic States<\/a> region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a completely new thing \u2014 a drone wall stretching from Norway to Poland,\u201d Lithuanian Interior Minister Agn\u0117 Bilotait\u0117 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrt.lt\/en\/news-in-english\/19\/2281492\/baltics-poland-finland-norway-agree-on-drone-wall-to-protect-borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> regional media on Friday. \u201cAnd the goal is to use drones and other technologies to protect our borders \u2026 against provocations from unfriendly countries and to prevent smuggling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilotait\u0117 and her counterparts envision a border security network stretching from Norway and Finland to the Baltic States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Poland<\/a>. Those drone networks could provide an early warning in the event of a crisis that warrants a mass evacuation, she implied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe agreed to hold regional drills to ensure the evacuation of the population, to see how our institutions are prepared to work, to interact with each other, what our capacity is to accommodate people, what the capacity of other countries is, whether they are ready to receive a certain number of our people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bilotait\u0117 unveiled the plan as regional leaders cast a wary eye on Russian border activities, such as the removal this week of boundary buoys that Estonian officials placed in the river between the NATO member and its former imperial overlord.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Thursday early morning, Russian border guards unilaterally removed light buoys placed by Estonia on the Narva River to demarcate the border with Russia,\u201d European Union High Representative Josep Borrell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/eeas\/russia-statement-high-representative-incident-border-estonia_en?channel=eeas_press_alerts&#038;date=2024-05-24&#038;newsid=0&#038;langid=en&#038;source=mail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> Friday. \u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-national-believed-to-be-in-north-korea-custody-after-crossing-border-for-tour\/\" title=\"US citizen reportedly held in North Korea after crossing border for tourism.\">border incident<\/a> is part of a broader pattern of provocative behavior and hybrid actions by Russia, including on its maritime and land borders in the Baltic Sea region. Such actions are unacceptable. The European Union expects an explanation by Russia about the removal of the buoys, and their immediate return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Estonian officials promised to restore the buoys unless Russia provided a convincing reason for their removal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Police and Border Guard Board will contact the Russian Border Guard and request clarifications on the removal of the buoys and return of buoys,\u201d Estonian border official Eerik Purgel <a href=\"https:\/\/news.err.ee\/1609350048\/russian-border-guards-remove-markers-from-estonian-waters-in-narva-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> local media this week. \u201cThe Police and Border Guard Board expects evidence from Russia that the position of the shipping route agreed so far has changed, and if they are not presented, we will continue to install buoys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two governments\u2019 officials customarily have placed buoys in the river each spring so that boaters know the national boundaries. Purgel implied the process broke down for political reasons after the outbreak of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quincy-institute-fellow-worries-israeli-lobby-will-scuttle-new-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Quincy Institute Fellow Worries \u2018Israeli Lobby\u2019 Will Scuttle New Iran Deal\">full-scale war<\/a> in Ukraine, which has seen Estonia function as one of the most ardent proponents of NATO assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhereas the temporary control line is permanently marked at the land border, the riverbed changes over time, which is why we recheck the marking of the shipping routes every spring,\u201d Purgel <a href=\"https:\/\/news.err.ee\/1609350048\/russian-border-guards-remove-markers-from-estonian-waters-in-narva-river\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhile before the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the installation of buoys largely passed by mutual agreement, then from 2023, Russia does not agree with Estonia\u2019s positions regarding the location of the buoys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Russian border officials seized the buoys just days after the publication of a draft Russian Defense Ministry document that contemplated the possible revision of Russia\u2019s maritime borders in the Baltic Sea. The document was removed from the website shortly after publication, but Baltic officials are not inclined to assume all is well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to work with our neighbors and partners at both the EU and NATO levels to ensure a unified response to the situation,\u201d Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrt.lt\/en\/news-in-english\/19\/2280543\/lithuania-seeks-joint-eu-nato-response-to-russian-plans-to-change-sea-borders-pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters this week. \u201cI believe [Russia\u2019s] aim is to create uncertainty about what is being done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO allies propose a &#8216;drone wall&#8217;, from Norway to Poland, to meticulously watch over Russia-bordering territories. This innovative approach emerges in response to heightened &#8216;hybrid&#8217; pressure from Moscow in the Baltic States. This novel idea signifies a robust strategy in monitoring trans-Atlantic alliances amidst Russia&#8217;s intense geopolitical tactics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2743,"featured_media":2254042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/narva-river.jpeg.optimal.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2254041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/narva-river.jpeg.optimal.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2254041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2254042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2254041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2254041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2254041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}