Latvian president says Europe would struggle to repel Russian missile attack

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has said drone warfare in Ukraine is evolving at "lightning speed" and warned that current measures being developed to prepare for aerial warfare could already be outdated by next year.

Source: Rinkēvičs in an interview with The Guardian, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Rinkēvičs said that Europe is failing to keep pace with developments in drone technology and aerial warfare in Ukraine. He also said most NATO countries would struggle to repel a Russian missile attack if the conflict expanded.

Quote: "What we see is that air defence, drone defence, anti-ballistic defence has serious problems. And let's be frank. Ukraine has it. The whole of Europe and NATO has it."

More details: Rinkēvičs said that if Russia decided to launch several missiles on European territory, "that would be a serious challenge today for many countries to cope with".

Background:

• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, citing intelligence data, that Russia is planning hybrid attacks against countries supporting Ukraine.
• Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, confirmed that his country also possesses intelligence about Russia preparing hybrid attacks against Ukraine's allies after a similar warning from Donald Tusk.

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