俄罗斯安全会议秘书谢尔盖·绍伊古于4月16日警告芬兰、爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛，如果乌克兰无人机通过这些国家的领空打击俄罗斯，莫斯科保留行使“自卫权”的权力。相关言论是在莫斯科前一天发出另一份警告后发表的，俄方指责欧洲国家对乌克兰无人机能力的支持将带来“不可预测的后果”，并称这些国家已成为基辅的“战略后方”。
绍伊古提到了无人机在乌克兰袭击波罗的海乌斯季卢加深水港期间，坠落在芬兰和波罗的海国家的事件。乌克兰外交部长此前表示，基辅掌握的情报显示，俄罗斯故意将无人机引向波罗的海国家和芬兰，以煽动紧张局势。
绍伊古在未提供证据的情况下声称，乌克兰对俄罗斯的无人机攻击越来越多地通过波罗的海国家和芬兰发起。他表示：“这可能出现在两种情况下：要么是西方的防空系统极其无效……要么是相关国家故意允许其领空被使用，这意味着它们正积极参与对俄罗斯的侵略。在后一种情况下，根据国际法，《联合国宪章》第51条关于国家在受到武装攻击时固有自卫权的规定将生效。”
波罗的海国家驳斥了来自俄方的类似指控，称其为虚假宣传，并否认乌克兰利用其领空进行攻击。自冲突全面爆发以来，俄罗斯已多次向欧洲国家发出威胁。
PoliticsApril 16, 2026 8:55 pm • 2 min readRussia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Moscow on April 23, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on April 16 that Moscow reserves what he described as the "right to self-defense" if Ukrainian drones strike Russia via their airspace, the Kremlin-controlled TASS news agency reportedThe remarks follow a separate warning from Moscow a day earlier that European support for Ukraine's drone capabilities could bring "unpredictable consequences," accusing several countries of becoming part of Kyiv's "strategic rear."Shoigu, who served as Russia's defense minister when Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, referred to incidents in which drones crashed in Finland and Baltic countries during Ukrainian strikes on Ust-Luga, a major Russian deep-water port in the Gulf of Finland.Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha previously said Kyiv had intelligence suggesting Russia deliberately redirected drones toward Baltic states and Finland to inflame tensions.Shoigu alleged, without providing evidence, that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia had increasingly been launched through Baltic states via Finland."This could occur in two scenarios: either Western air defense systems are extremely ineffective… or the states in question are deliberately allowing their airspace to be used, meaning they are actively complicit in the aggression against Russia," he said."In the latter case, under international law, Article 51 of the UN Charter regarding the inherent right of states to self-defense in the event of an armed attack comes into effect."The Baltic states have rejected similar accusations coming from Russian propaganda outlets, calling Moscow's claims false and denying that Ukraine used their airspace for attacks.Russia has repeatedly issued threats toward European countries since the start of the full-scale war. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other top European officials earlier warned that Moscow could be ready for a potential military confrontation with Europe by 2027.