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Lithuania has lifted its air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus were diverted. This incident occurred one day after NATO shot down a suspected stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia.

JK Jakub KrupaThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-05-20 · 09:51 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

Lithuania lifts air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus diverted - Europe live

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Lithuania has lifted its air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus were diverted. This incident occurred one day after NATO shot down a suspected stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia. The events highlight a changing and more dangerous security environment in Europe, as emphasized by Rutte at a NATO ministerial meeting in Sweden, NATO's newest ally. Rutte stressed the increased importance of NATO allies working together to safeguard freedom and security in response to these developments.

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Nato ministers met in Sweden, which became the alliance's newest ally in 2024.

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The security environment in Europe has fundamentally changed, becoming more dangerous and contested.

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A stray Ukrainian drone was shot down over Estonia by Nato the previous day.

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Lithuania lifted an air alert after suspected drones approaching from Belarus were diverted.

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Incident comes just a day after Nato had to shoot down a suspected stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia In Brussels, Rutte begins by stressing the importance of Nato ministers meeting in Sweden, the alliance’s “newest ally” who joined in 2024. “This says a great deal about how fundamentally our security environment has changed, especially when it comes to Europe. It is more dangerous, it is more contested and it makes it all the more important that Nato allies work together to safeguard our freedom and security,” he says. Continue reading...

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