Ukraine-Russia war latest: Estonia detects ‘dangerous’ air threat after drones enter territory
Estonia’s defence forces detected “potentially dangerous air activity” inside and outside the Baltic country’s airspace overnight, the military said this morning.
“A preventive threat notification was sent out,” it said, adding that the threats had since passed.
The overnight activity in the Nato airspace comes as Ukraine’s allies have asked Kyiv to scale back its long-range attacks on Russia’s oil and gas sector amid rising global energy prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was ready to reciprocate if Russia stopped attacking the Ukrainian energy system and that Kyiv was open to an Easter ceasefire.
Sources said the US relayed the message to Kyiv after initial “signals” came from Moscow, which is looking to protect its oil and gas infrastructure while the Middle East conflict renders energy expensive.
Additionally, Zelensky offered advice to end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, drawn from the country’s experience against Russia’s offensive in the Black Sea.
Zelensky said he “shared our experience with the Black Sea corridor and how it operates” with officials during his visit to the Middle East.
