Europe should not overreact to recent drone incursions, assistant director for research at the GLOBSEC GeoTech Centre Alexandr Burilkov told Euronews in an interview.
Incidents have recently been recorded in Poland, Denmark, Romania, and Estonia. In Poland, NATO jets have been alerted, as more than a dozen drones have violated Polish airspace.
In Denmark, Copenhagen Airport was closed as a result of a drone incident. Yesterday, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told journalists Europe shouldn't panic - and GLOBSEC think tank's Burilkov agreed.
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"This happened on a regular basis during the Cold War. And yet the Cold War stayed cold. Maintaining a clear head and being pragmatic about these incidents, I believe, is crucial,"