In a letter to the vice -chairman of the EC Henny Virkkunen and the internal affairs and migration of Magnus Brunner, these states pointed out that For over four years they have been struggling with hybrid threats from Belarus and Russia.
The signatories of the letter also emphasized the consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine, which caused hundreds of thousands of victims and millions of refugees, and also introduced serious security challenges for all of Europe.
According to ministers The EU eastern flank has become a test field for more and more active hybrid activitiesincluding the use of migrants, cyber attacks, arson, sabotage of critical infrastructure and violations of aircraft.
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The letter indicates that some drones in recent months have been flying into the territories of the region's countries with explosives, and the incidents occurred even near civil areas, which is a direct threat to residents.
The listed countries pointed out in the letter that The EC support to date has allowed to strengthen the protection of borders, improve migration management, increase the reaction ability. However, in their opinion, the current situation requires further investments in air supervision systems as well as drone and anti -done.
Ministers pay attention to the importance of countries for EU security
The ministers pointed out that investments in security in Eastern Europe are not only national, but also common to the entire Union.
The signatories of the letter are the ministers of the internal affairs: Estonia – Igor Taro, Finland – Mari Rantanen, Latvia – Rihards Kozlovskis, Lithuania – Vladislav Kondratovic and Polski – Marcin Kierwiński.
Earlier, Reuters provided information on this subject.
Last week, on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday near Osinami in the Lublin region there was an incident in which the flying object fell to the cornfield and exploded. As a result of the explosion, glass in nearby houses was broken.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz later announced that This object was a Russian drone And he emphasized that the event is a provocation of Russia, which occurred at a special moment when discussions about peace in Ukraine are underway.
