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EU Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupsiene warned in an exclusive Newsmax interview that the recent pattern of Russian drones hovering over sensitive sites across Europe should be counted as deliberate provocations, not accidents. Her blunt assessment underscores a truth many in Washington still hesitate to say out loud: Moscow is probing weaknesses and testing resolve. Americans watching this play out should be alarmed that adversaries treat hesitation as permission.
The incidents are not hypothetical. NATO members from Poland to Romania and Lithuania reported incursions this year, with Romanian authorities even recovering drone fragments inside their territory after strikes on Ukrainian ports nearby. These are not random hobbyist flights; they are military-grade incursions with predictable strategic intent. Europe cannot pretend these intrusions are benign or accidental when physical evidence and patterns say otherwise.
European leaders have begun to name the danger correctly, with Brussels warning of a coordinated gray-zone campaign that mixes airspace violations, cyberattacks, and sabotage to wear down democracies. That diagnosis should shame any leader who still believes appeasement or passive diplomacy will keep their people safe. The EU’s own motion demanding a united, robust response confirms what conservatives have long argued: weakness invites escalation.
Washington has a duty to back NATO allies unequivocally, and the United States has already reaffirmed it will defend NATO territory after drone breaches that threatened Polish airspace. Words must now be matched by action — better air defenses, clearer rules of engagement, and rapid sharing of intelligence with front-line states. Peace through strength is not an abstract slogan; it is a practical strategy to deter the next provocation before it becomes a catastrophe.
Meanwhile, European dependence on Russian energy remains a glaring hypocrisy that undermines any moral outrage when Moscow pokes at their borders. If Brussels wants to curtail Kremlin aggression, it must stop funding it — period — and fast-track energy independence and defense procurement. American conservatives should press our leaders to use every diplomatic and economic lever to make buying Russian oil politically and economically untenable for any Western government.
This moment calls for clarity and courage. We should applaud ambassadors like Neliupsiene for calling out malign behavior, while urging the Biden administration and Congress to adopt policies that translate words into defensive capability. Supplies of modern air defenses, targeted sanctions on entities enabling these drone operations, and a hardline posture at NATO summits are the responsible course. Let the politicians who prefer platitudes explain why their approach is safer than deterrence.
Hardworking Americans know instinctively that freedom is preserved by preparedness, not by wishful thinking. The Kremlin is testing boundaries because too many in Europe and Washington have made restraint look like weakness. If our leaders want to honor the sacrifices of our veterans and uphold Western civilization, they will act decisively now — not tomorrow — to stop these provocations and hold Moscow accountable.
