A representative of the Kremlin noted that Russian military and intelligence services see where and how the drones are flying. "This is well known to everyone, and we do not intend to prove anything to anyone here," he said. In early July, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin stated that the Baltic countries, including Latvia, had opened their airspace for strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against Russia. He reported the existence of "verified data" that the Baltic states provided air corridors for Ukrainian drones that attacked civilian infrastructure in Russia. After this, on **July 10**, the temporary envoys of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia in Russia [handed over](https://bb.lv/statja/politika/2026/07/11/polpred-latvii-prisla-v-mid-rossii-i-vyrazila-resitelnyi-proest) a joint demarche to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The diplomats rejected the accusations of the Baltic states opening their skies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, calling these claims "absolutely unfounded." In addition, they accused Moscow of "spreading lies and escalating the situation." On **May 7**, the Latvian Foreign Ministry summoned the temporary envoy of Russia in the republic, Dmitry Kasatkin, after the incident with the drones. Riga stated that the UAVs allegedly "invaded the municipalities of Rezekne, Balvi, and Ludza from the airspace of the Russian Federation." Kasatkin was left in peace for a short time. On **May 19**, he was again [summoned](https://bb.lv/statja/politika/2026/05/19/v-mid-latvii-srocno-vyzvali-predstavitelia-posolstva-rossii-zacem) to the Latvian Foreign Ministry and handed a "categorical protest against the public statement from May 19, 2026, by the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, based on previously made false statements by Russia." And this matter did not end there. Once again, Kasatkin was [summoned](https://bb.lv/statja/politika/2026/07/07/delo-ob-ukrainskix-dronax-mid-latvii-vyzvalo-polpreda-rossii-i-vyrazilo-emu-protest) to the Latvian Foreign Ministry on **July 7**. Fortunately, it was not far to walk – just cross the road.