Moscow Warns Baltic States and Finland: Russia Invokes UN Self-Defense Clause

Amid drone strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against Russia, Sergey Shoygu, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, reminded Finland and the Baltic states of Russia's right to self-defense under the UN Charter, TASS reports. Warning Over Drone Activity Through Baltic and Finnish Airspace "Recently, cases have become more frequent in which Ukrainian drones carry out strikes on Russia via Finland and the Baltic states. As a result, civilians suffer, and significant damage is inflicted on civilian infrastructure,” Shoygu stated. According to him, this may occur in two cases — either due to the ineffectiveness of Western air defense systems or due to the deliberate provision of airspace by these states.