The defense ministers of Latvia, Poland and Romania have written a joint letter to NATO allies. It emphasizes the need to immediately strengthen air defense measures on the eastern flank of the Alliance,

The defence ministers of Romania, Poland and Latvia have written a joint letter to their NATO allies stressing the need to immediately strengthen air defence efforts on the Alliance's eastern flank. Source: Delfi,

NATO must enact a "robust coordinated" response to incidents in which Russian missiles or drones fired at Ukraine enter the alliance's airspace, Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tilvar said on Wednesday.

The Bucharest 9 group of countries said there was "profound concern" at Russian drones landing in territories neighboring Ukraine.

Defense ministers from from nine eastern European nations urged NATO to prepare a “collective answer” to mounting cases of airspace violations by Russia among nations bordering Ukraine.

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Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tîlvăr says the countries of the Bucharest Nine (B9) "are deeply concerned" by numerous instances of Russian drones and missiles entering the Alliance's airspace and a "decisive" response from NATO is required.

Romania called on Sept. 18 for a "robust and coordinated" response by NATO to Russian drones violating allied airspace during attacks against Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting of the Bucharest Nine (B9) format,