European Officials Warn of Potential Russian Expansion Beyond Ukraine Amid Escalating Threats
European officials are expressing growing concern that Russia may extend its military aggression beyond Ukraine, as threats towards NATO members increase. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Moscow has intensified its rhetoric against Baltic states and continues to conduct large-scale military exercises, including nuclear drills with Belarus. Russian officials have accused Latvia of allowing Ukrainian drone operators to use its territory, a claim that Latvia denies. Lithuania recently activated air raid alerts after suspected Russian drones approached its airspace from Belarus. Russia's defense ministry has also published addresses of companies in several European countries allegedly linked to Ukrainian drone production, warning of possible escalation if military support for Kyiv continues.