Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže has warned that Russia is deliberately testing NATO defenses with a series of drone and aircraft incursions along the alliance’s eastern flank. Speaking to TVP World at the Warsaw Security Forum, she said both Poland and Estonia had been targeted in recent weeks, forcing NATO aircraft to respond. She stressed that while allies are prepared to shoot down hostile objects if necessary, deterrence remains the preferred outcome. “Russia has been warned that if this continues, there will be shootdowns,” she said. The U.S. has been very clear that every inch of allied territory will be defended.