What Baltic Drone Incursions Really Mean for the Region
From Visegrad Insight Podcast by Res Publica Foundation
May 27, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the political implications of drone incursions in the Baltic states, particularly focusing on Latvia's government collapse and the surrounding issues of intelligence and disinformation.
Drone incursions over the Baltic states have caused their first major political casualty: the collapse of Latvia's government following the resignation of Defence Minister Andris Sprūds. But is the political fallout proportionate to the actual threat? And what do Baltic societies make of it all? Wojciech Przybylski speaks with Dmitri Teperik, Resilient Futures Fellow at Visegrad Insight, joining from Narva on the Russian border. They discuss the political immaturity driving overreactions, the gap in intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, Russian disinformation framing the attacks as Baltic-originated, and the 18-month window before the Baltic Drone Wall becomes operational in early 2028. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9qoaeRr2Ywg Subscribe to Visegrad Insight for access to all our content, live and online events: visegradinsight.eu. Use code VISEGRAD35 for 35 per cent off a yearly subscription: https://visegradinsight.eu/membership-account/membership-levels/Visegrad Insight is powered by the Res Publica Foundation, Warsaw.
People in this episode
Host: Wojciech Przybylski
Guest: Dmitri Teperik
Topics covered
- Baltic security
- drone incursions
- political fallout
- intelligence-sharing
- Russian disinformation
Keywords
- Baltic states
- drone incursions
- political fallout
- intelligence-sharing
- Russian disinformation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Visegrad Insight, Res Publica Foundation
Places: Latvia, Baltic states, Narva, Ukraine
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