Lithuania Briefs EU Allies on Drone Incident as NATO Italian Jets Shoot It Down Overnight
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 15
Lithuania Briefs EU Allies on Drone Incident as NATO Italian Jets Shoot It Down Overnight
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 15
Summary
Lithuania told EU allies about an overnight drone incident after Italian fighter jets on a NATO mission shot the aircraft down, according to Italy's defence ministry.
Defence Minister Kęstutis Budrys said discussions are now underway on strengthening NATO's eastern flank, framing the episode as a wider security gap.
Budrys said Lithuania will seek talks in both the EU and NATO, telling broadcaster LRT that allies still have "a lot of homework to do."