Rutte warns of evolving threat after new drone intrusions into NATO territory

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said at a news conference in Lithuania that repeated drone incursions into allied airspace, including one shot down by NATO fighters over Lithuania two weeks earlier, show an 'evolving nature of the threat.' He said the alliance is strengthening its integrated air and missile defense posture in response.

The comments follow a warning from NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe about increased intelligence sharing after a string of suspected Russian-linked sabotage incidents, and a separate Danish intelligence assessment noting a 'small but growing risk' of a limited Russian military strike on a neighboring NATO state in coming months.

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