Russian drones test NATO's Article 5 defense guarantee ahead of Friday sanctions deadline

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker responds to the'reckless threatening' on'Fox & Friends First' amid a rush to transfer patriot missiles to Ukraine. Days ahead of the U.S. preparing harsh new sanctions tied to the war in Ukraine, Russian Vladimir Putin, whether intentionally or just carelessly, has tested the political will of NATO's collective defense guarantee, Article 5. In recent days, drones launched from the Russian-aligned state of Belarus have pierced Lithuanian airspace, drawing alarms from the region's political and military leaders. One drone traversed approximately 100 kilometers, loitered ominously over Vilnius carrying two kilograms of explosives and ultimately crashed inside a military training zone. Earlier in July, another drone forced the evacuation of high-level officials when it crashed near the Šumskas border crossing.