Von der Leyen says EU ‘cannot tolerate’ disruption of airspace, calling balloons over Lithuania a ‘provocation’ – Europe live

<p>Lithuania’s president says he will not tolerate airspace violations and is ready to shoot down smuggling balloons</p><p>EU’s <strong>von der Leyen</strong> also gets asked about the balloons disrupting the Lithuanian airspace.</p><p>She says she wants to <strong>“express my full solidarity” with Lithuania</strong>, and calls it <strong>“a provocation, a hybrid threat,”</strong> which “we cannot tolerate.”</p><p><em>We’re in for the long haul. <strong>We are ready to cover the financing needs of Ukraine, so that we are standing by Ukraine for as long as it takes.</strong></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/28/zelenskyy-ukraine-peace-talks-putin-russia-alexander-lukashenko-belarus-europe-live-news-latest-updates">Continue reading...</a>