‘Putin looking to see how far he can push NATO’

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NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace, while a Danish helicopter conducting surveillance of a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea was fired on with flares. These incidents suggest increased military provocations by Russia near NATO and EU borders.

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday. Separately, Denmark said that one of its air force helicopters was fired on with flares as it was carrying out surveillance of a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a look at what Moscow’s motives might be for this seeming increase in incidents inside NATO and EU territory.