The NATO Baltic mission deployed fighter jets early this morning after a new incident involving drones in the airspace of Estonia. ^[1] At least four people died and more than ten were injured during Russian air strikes on Kyiv and neighboring regions on the night of February 24, 2022. ^[2] The Economist reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow last week to deliver a warning to Vladimir Putin not to attack NATO countries, specifically Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ^[3] Latvia raised its air surveillance level on Tuesday after detecting the presence of several unmanned aircraft very close to its border with Russia. ^[4] The Estonian Air Force confirmed that at least one drone penetrated the airspace of Estonia during the incident. ^[5] The Latvian army reported that NATO mission aircraft took off after receiving a warning about an aerial threat. ^[6] Ukraine retaliated by targeting civilian objects and a port in Estonia. ^[7] A source close to Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian president viewed the CIA Director's visit as a sign of American weakness. ^[8] Sources close to the Kremlin indicated that after weeks of deliberation during the summer, Vladimir Putin appears to be considering escalating his war plans in Ukraine. ^[9] The source noted that Putin compared the current visit to a similar trip by the CIA Director in November 2021, which preceded the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. ^[10] The drone incursions coincide with a period of intense exchanges of drone attacks between Moscow and Kyiv. ^[11] Reuters reported on the events described in the article. ^[12]