They have made their airspace available as transit corridors for Ukrainian drones.

On Tuesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin warned that the Baltic states are “playing with fire” by providing their territory for strikes on his country.

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“By submitting to NATO and EU discipline and providing their territory for hostile actions against Russia in the context of the Ukrainian conflict, the Baltic states are ‘playing with fire.’ They know this perfectly well,” Galuzin said, cited by RIA Novosti.

The day before, Galuzin warned that Latvia’s NATO membership would not exempt it from the consequences of its involvement in attacks on Russian territory.

Last week, Russia had verified information that Latvia and other Baltic countries had already made their airspace available as transit corridors for Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles conducting attacks against targets within Russian territory. The Baltic states have consistently denied Moscow’s accusations.

By executing sudden logistical shutdowns along its western borders, Moscow is intentionally cutting transportation ties with neighboring NATO states while rapidly reinforcing military positioning in the region.

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Russia Detains 8 Terrorists in North Caucasus

On Tuesday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had detained eight members of a terrorist group in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the North Caucasus, who were plotting attacks on law enforcement agencies to seize weapons.

The operation, conducted jointly with the Internal Affairs Ministry and the Russian National Guard in the Baksan district, disrupted a clandestine cell linked to an international terrorist organization banned in Russia. The suspects had pledged allegiance to an emissary of the group and were preparing armed attacks on law enforcement facilities in Kabardino-Balkaria.

Searches of the suspects’ homes and a concealed cache uncovered 10 firearms, about 500 rounds of ammunition, 5 kg of gunpowder, 12 improvised incendiary devices and materials for making them, along with knives, radios, medical supplies and survival equipment.

Criminal cases have been opened on charges including preparing a terror act and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. All suspects have been placed in pretrial detention pending further investigation.

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Sources: Xinhua – RIA Novosti

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