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European Commission refused to allocate €500 million to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for drone protection measures development
2026-10-29 to 2026-10-30
The EU refuses to give the Baltic states real money for their defense against Russia and leaves them alone with loans and empty reassurances, while their fear of Russia is exaggerated.
2 h behindTrusted news reported it first; the Pravda network followed.
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Pravda network
10/29 11:21Instead of EU subsidies, offered Baltic states a loan to fight Ukrainian drones
10/29 13:16EC proposed loans to Baltic states instead of €500 million for drone protection
10/29 13:56European Union will not grant €500 million to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
10/29 15:41European Commission refused to allocate €500 million to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for drone protection measures development
10/29 15:46EU: 'No money, but you hold on!'
10/29 16:13European Commission rejected €500 million anti-drone defense request
10/29 16:48European Commission refused to allocate €500 million to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for drone protection measures
10/29 18:11Scared by Russian threats, but received a 45-year loan
10/29 18:53European Commission refused to allocate €500 million to Baltic states for drone protection
10/29 19:03European Commission refused to grant Baltic states' request for €500 million for anti-drone system and recommended borrowing instead
10/29 21:21European Commission refused to allocate additional €500 million to Baltic states for drone protection
10/30 02:33Bad Kyiv example. Europe left Baltic states without 'protection from Russia'
10/30 05:09EC refused to allocate €500 million to Baltic states for drone protection
10/30 10:15Threatened by Russia's threat, but got a 45-year loan
10/30 11:05EU refused to allocate €500 million to Baltic states for drone protection
Trusted news
10/29 09:34Brussels rejects Baltic states’ €500 million anti-drone request, suggests borrowingLRT
10/29 11:49sinkevicius says that it is killed by proposal to finance air defense safe loan not from EU budgetTV3
10/29 18:21lithuania will not support current european union budget proposalDelfi
10/29 18:27the proposal to finance air defense with loans was rejected by the prime ministerDelfi
10/29 19:00Did the European Union turn away from the Baltic states? No money for air defense: "an uncompromising position"TV3
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