Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here you can read all developments around the war in Ukraine. In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, Poland shot Russian drones that were on the way to Ukraine.
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Schoof speaks with Polish Prime Minister Tusk in the telephone conversation repeated Prime Minister pushed that the Netherlands will remain “shoulder to shoulder” with Poland. “In word and in deed,” he said. Tusk has also expressed his gratitude for the use of the Dutch F-35 beam hunters. They landed in Poland at the end of August to protect the NATO air space above Eastern Europe for three months together with Norway.
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Zensky wants European immune system “we have to work on joint air defense and make an effective immune system over Europe,” says the Ukrainian president. Ukraine would have made that proposal “long ago”. “We have to respond together to all challenges and be prepared for potential dangers for all Europeans in the future.”
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Polish couple follows Russian drones via TV, but then the own house is hit A drone hit the roof of a Polish couple on Wednesday morning, while the man was following a news broadcast about the violations of Polish airspace. “Suddenly a bang sounded and the lamps from the ceiling fell down in the living room,” he tells Reuters news agency. Read the whole story here .
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Poland is offered from several European countries to strengthen an aerial weather Poland has already received concrete proposals from several countries to strengthen the aerial weather in the country, writes Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on X. “In my conversations today I not only received expressions of solidarity with Poland, but especially proposals for concrete support for the air defense of our country, writes. He spoke with, among others, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and also the Netherlands.
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Polish soldiers are looking for remains of shot drones in the village of Wohyn, in eastern Poland. The Polish army took several Russian drones last night after they had violated the airspace. Dutch F-35s helped with this.
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Russia calls conscious violation of Polish airspace ‘a myth’ The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls it “a myth” that Russian drones would have deliberately violated Polish airspace in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The embassy in Warsaw also calls the accusations of Poland and NATO “unfounded”. According to the ambassador there is no evidence that the drones came from Russia. Moscow said earlier that Poland was not a target, but that a large -scale attack in western Ukraine was planned.
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Poland asks NATO for extra air defense The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked NATO to increase air defense in the country. That is what the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski said. According to Sikorski, the violation of Polish airspace by Russia was intentionally and planned. He spoke of an “unseen attack on NATO and the EU”.
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The police and the army inspect the damage to a house damaged by rubble of a shot Russian drone in the village of Wyryki Wola.
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Trump is still speaking with Polish President Nawrocki today The American President Donald Trump has a conversation with Polish President Karol Nawocki later today. Reuters news agency reports this on the basis of a representative of the White House. The conservative and nationalist Nawrocki is considered an ally of Trump. He visited the White House earlier this month.
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Fico and Orbán express support for Poland, but do not point to Moscow according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has the incident with drones above Polish airspace “far -reaching consequences”, but must first be determined who drdens the drones. He also wants to know whether the incident was intentional or accidental. According to Poland and NATO, they were Russian drones that penetrated the Polish airspace and were subsequently taken down.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was also vaguely about who is responsible for the violation of Polish airspace. He did speak his solidarity with Poland. Orbán also said that “a life in the shadow of war is risky and dangerous”. He therefore calls a peace deal “reasonable and rational”.
Fico and Orbán are the only EU leaders who maintain warm ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both visited Moscow after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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EU-BuitenlandChef Kallas: ‘What happened in Poland is a tipping point’ according to EU-Buitenland chef Kallas shows the drones in Poland that Europe can defend itself. “But it is clear that we have to do more,” Kallas tells reporters. She indicates efforts to strengthen defense, but today does not respond to what should be done further.
“What happened in Poland is a turning point,” says Kallas. “We must have a very strong answer. Russia is deliberately escalating.” The foreign chief also finds it important that there are more sanctions against Russia.
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Russia: Poland no target drones, willing to consult the Russian Ministry of Defense says that Poland was not a target of drone attacks. The country is willing to consult with the Polish Ministry of Defense about last night’s incident.
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Russia does not want to give a response yet the Kremlin refuses to comment on the events of tonight in Poland for the time being. It says that the Ministry of Defense must do that.
The Russian diplomat in Poland said earlier today that Poland would have no evidence for the claim that it is Russian drones. Later he said that it would be about Ukrainian drones.
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Rutte: ‘Show that we can defend ourselves “ Rutte says that we saw” a successful reaction from NATO “last night, referring to the action of, among others, Polish and Dutch fighter jets to bring down the Russian drones. “We have shown that we are able to defend NATO territory and air space.”
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Rutte: ‘It is clear that this is not an isolated event’ NATO chef Mark Rutte is currently giving a press conference about the events of tonight. “NATO condemns Russia’s reckless and dangerous behavior and has expressed support to Poland. We are still investigating the incident. It is clear that this is not a insistent event,” he says. “Allies are determined to defend all our limits.”
“This only shows how important the alliance is. We have to produce more to defend ourselves and support Ukraine,” Rutte emphasizes.
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Several European countries have condemned the Russian violation of Polish airspace with drones and expressed their support to Poland. “Unacceptable,” say, among others, outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof and French President Emmanuel Macron about the escalation. Read more here .
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Poland: ‘Seven drones and parts of rocket found’ Poland says they have found seven drones and parts of a rocket. A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior says it is a “rocket of unknown origin”.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said earlier that nineteen drones had violated the airspace and that four had been brought down. Possibly other drones themselves have fallen down, but there are no precise figures yet.
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Starmer calls Russia ‘extremely reckless’ performance The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says that the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones is very concerned. “This was an extremely reckless performance by Russia,” he says. Starmer had contact this morning to make British support to Poland clear.
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NATO: First time we eliminated the danger in our airspace, the Dutch F-35s used against Russian drones in Poland have a scoop, says NATO. It is the first time that NATO aircraft have tackled “potential threats in the airspace of the Alliance”, says NATO’s military headquarters in Europe.
In addition to the F-35s, a probably Dutch tank plane also came into action. Polish F-16s and an Italian Awacs aircraft also helped to follow the drones and in some cases switch off. An AWACS plane is full of radars and sensors.
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A house in Wyriki, in the east of Poland, was hit by a drone down.
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Russian diplomat at the Matje in Poland The Russian news agency Ria reports that the Russian Chargé d’Affaires , a diplomat who leads a diplomatic mission in the absence of an ambassador, has been called on the mat in Poland.
The diplomat, Andrey Ordash, tells the news agency that Poland has not yet provided any evidence to be able to state that the drones were Russian.
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Brekelmans confirms deployment of Dutch F-35’s Dutch F-35s have taken Shahed drones from the air. Opinionary Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans (VVD) has just confirmed this.
It is still being investigated whether the Russian violation of Polish airspace was intentional. “But the fact that it is several drones, of course it makes it extra suspicious.”
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In his speech to the Parliament, Tusk further says that he hopes for more support from allies. “Poland needs more than expressions of solidarity,” he says. He emphasizes that he sees that other NATO countries take the events of last night seriously.
Poland is not after war, says Tusk. But “we are in a situation closest to an armed conflict since the Second World War”.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Schoof has also responded to the situation in Poland.
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Poland asks NATO to meet quickly Poland asks NATO to activate Article 4. A country usually does that when it feels threatened. In that case, NATO will meet in the short term. There was already a normal NATO meeting on the schedule today. He will now be completely about the events of the past hours.
Sources within NATO already informed Reuters that NATO does not see the Russian action as an attack. That means that Article 5 does not in any case apply. He means that an attack on one NATO country is an attack on all.
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Tusk says that four drones have been brought down The Polish Prime Minister Tusk is currently speaking to parliament. He reports that nineteen violations of the Polish airspace took place last night. The majority of the drones came from Belarus.
Four drones have been brought down, the last of which at 6.45 am this morning.
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Russian infringements of the NATO air space with drones are unacceptable and pose a threat to Europe’s safety. That says outgoing foreign minister David van Weel (VVD) on X. “The Netherlands is square behind Poland. NATO must remain ready and stricter sanctions must put the war economy of Russia under greater pressure.”
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For the time being, no airports from Choplin Airport in Warsaw are leaving.
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Belarus says he has warned Poland about Drones ‘from Koers’ Belarus says that it has warned Poland and Lithuania about drones that had come out of course. According to the Belarussian Ministry of Defense, Poland was able to respond quickly. Belarus does not want to say which country the drones came from.
Poland, in turn, would have warned Belarus about unknown objects from Ukraine.
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Polish president calls National Security Council together the Polish President Karol Nawrocki wants the National Security Council to meet within 48 hours. The expectation is that at that time more information will come out about what happened in Poland last night, he says.
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Von der Leyen: 6 billion euros for drones for Ukraine Europe leads 6 billion euros to Ukraine for producing more drones. The EU is also a drone alliance with Ukraine, Von der Leyen announces. That decision was already taken before the Russian action in Poland last night.
Drones are of great importance in the war against Russia, says Von der Leyen. “Before the war, Ukraine had none. What it needs now is scale.” The advance is part of a new program that announced Von der Leyen, which is called ‘qualitative military benefit’. This supports investments in the Ukrainian army.
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Von der Leyen: Europe is completely behind Poland Europe is completely solidarity with Poland, says Ursula von der Leyen during a speech in the European Parliament. The chairman of the European Commission calls the Russian action a “reckless and unprecedented” violation of Polish airspace.
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Poland has been able to bring down the Russian drones with the help of Dutch F-35s. The fighter jets landed in Poland at the end of August with the aim of protecting NATO air space over Eastern Europe for three months with Norway.
A week ago, the fighter jets already rose after a report by Russian Shahed drones, which was a threat for NATO territory. Weapon deployment was then not necessary.
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NATO discusses Russian drones at normal meeting NATO discusses the Russian drones for the time being in a normal meeting. Poland can ask for emergency consultations and make an official appeal to the 31 alliance alliance, but there is no question yet.
“The Northern Atlantic Council meets this morning for a regular session and will discuss how NATO answers the drones that came in last night,” said NATO chef Mark Rutte’s spokesperson. In this council, the NATO countries, in this case their ambassadors, send the alliance.
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EU BuitenlandChef Kallas and NATO-Bron speak of EU-BuitenlandChef Kaja Kallas intentionally says that there were indications that there was intent in the Russian action. A source within NATO says the same to Reuters news agency. NATO would nevertheless not see the action as an attack.
Kallas also says that the EU is behind Poland. She states on X that “Russia’s war escalates and does not end”. She argues for more measures against Russia, more support for Ukraine and investments in European defense.
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Tusk: ‘Poland will respond to attacks and provocations’ Poland is ready to respond to any attacks or provocations, Prime Minister Tusk just said. “We are dealing with a large -scale provocation … We are ready to ward off such provocations. The situation is serious and nobody doubts that we have to prepare for different scenarios.”
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Reader question: Why do Russian drones fly over Poland? A number of nu.nl readers wonders why Russian drones fly over Poland. After all, Poland is west and Russia east of Ukraine. A detour does not seem very logical. But there is a reason for that, says Defense expert Patrick Bolder to Nu.nl.
“Through this detour, drones attack from an unexpected direction. They look for weaknesses in the air defense,” he explains. “Moreover, it is a test of the red line of Poland and therefore NATO. It is also an expression of control that Russia carries out on the West. The message is aimed at the population: stop supporting Ukraine, otherwise you will also be at war.”
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Tusk speaks of ‘huge number of Russian drones’ the Polish prime minister Tusk writes on X that Polish airspace was violated last night by “a huge number of Russian drones”. “The drones that formed a direct threat were shot.”
Tusk repeats that he is constantly in contact with NATO chef Rutte and Polish allies.
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According to Zensky, eight drones flew over Poland The Ukrainian President Volodyymyr Zenskyy claims that a total of eight drones had violated Polish airspace. According to the president, it is about Russian -Iranian Shahed drones. These are unmanned drones that are meant to attack goals on the ground.
“Moscow is constantly looking for boundaries,” says Zensky on X. “This creates an extremely dangerous precedent for Europe. The Russians must feel the consequences. Russia must realize that the war cannot be expanded and must be terminated.”
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Drone is a residential building in the east of Poland a drone crashed on a residential building in Wyruki in eastern Poland, reports the commercial Polish broadcaster Polstat News on the basis of the local police. No one would have been injured.
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Polish Army thanks the Netherlands and NATO for help with Operation The Polish army thanks on X the Dutch Air Force and NATO for the use of F-35 jet hunters in down the drones. “Thank you for helping to guarantee safety in the Polish airspace.”
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Other airports open again, only Lublin remains closed next to Chopin airport in Warsaw are also the airports Modlin (also in Warsaw) and Rzeszów (near the city with the same name). The airport in Lublin will remain closed for the time being, the Polish aviation authorities report.
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‘Intercepting operation’ ended, the search for wreckage is going through the Polish army says that the “operations with regard to violations of the Polish airspace have been completed”, but that the search for crashed drones and the place where they have taken passed through.
In a message on X, residents of Poland are called upon not to touch or approach unknown objects or debris. The army warns that these dangerous substances can contain.
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Foreign Minister Lithuania shows solidarity with Poland Kestutis Bdrys, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, says that his country is “completely solidarity” with Poland. On X Budys writes that the air defense of NATO countries must be strengthened.
“The reality is that no country is safe – not even within NATO – as long as Putin continues this bloody war against Ukraine.” He argues for sanctions that will affect the Russian economy. “Putin will not stop unless we stop.”
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Airspace above Warsaw airport open again, no flights yet the airspace above Chopin airport in Warsaw is open again, the airport just reports on Facebook. “Due to the current situation you can suffer from disruptions and delays that last all day. The airport remains open, but there are currently no flights.”
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Ukrainian foreign minister: “Putin continues to escalate” the Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha says that the Russian action “demonstrate the impunity of President Vladimir Putin”. “Putin continues to escalate, expand the war and steal the west to the test,” writes Sybiha on X.
He argues for the use of air defense systems in countries around Ukraine to bring down drones and rockets in Ukrainian airspace. He also asks allies for more support for the Ukrainian air defense system.
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Tusk has contact with NATO chef about Polish action De Polish Prime Minister Tusk says he has contact with NATO chef Mark Rutte. “I have informed NATO’s Secretary General of the current situation and the action we have taken against the objects that have violated our airspace,” writes Tusk on X. “We have constant contact.”
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Polish police reports discovery drone the police in the Polish area Lublin says that this morning around 5.40 am they found a damaged drone in the eastern village of Czosnowka.
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Polish Prime Minister calls ministers together for emergency meeting The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced an emergency meeting, which starts at 8 a.m. He will discuss the situation with ministers responsible for state security, reports a government spokesperson.
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Four airports in Poland have been closed for the time being, the Polish forces emphasize that the “military operation” is still busy and that everyone must stay at home. This is especially true for people in the eastern border areas Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lublin.
Four airports in Poland, including Chopin Airport in Warsaw, are closed due to “military activities”, reports the US aviation service Federal Aviation Administration.
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Ukraine warned last night before Drones Last night, the Ukrainian army had already warned that Russian drones were on its way to Poland. That warning was later withdrawn.
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Polish fighter jets are shooting Russian drones Poland last night Russian drones that were en route to Ukraine above their territory, reports the Polish army. Polish and NATO beam hunters came into action when Russian drones and rockets towards Ukraine repeatedly entered the Polish airspace.
The Polish army mentions the violation of the Polish airspace in a message on X “an act of aggression” and sees “a real threat to the safety of our citizens”. Russia has not yet responded.
Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here you can read all the development surrounding the war in ukraine. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, Poland Shot Down Russian Drones That Were en Route to Ukraine.
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SPEAKS With Polish Prime Minister Tusk in The Telephone Conversation, Prime Minister shoved Reiterated that the Netherlands Continues to stand “Shoulder to Shoulder” With Poland. “In Word and did,” he said. Furthermore, Tusk Expressed his Gratitude for the deployment of the Dutch F-35 Fighter Jets. They landed in Poland at the End of August to Protect Nato Airspace over Eastern Europe for Three Months Together with Norway.
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Zensky Wants a European Defense System “We must work on Joint Air Defense and Create An Effective Defense System over Europe,” Says the Ukrainian President. Ukraine would have made that proposal “long ago”. “We must respond together to all challenges and be prepared for potential dangers to all Europeans in the future.”
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Polish Couple Watches Russian Drones on TV, but then their own house is hit a drone struck the roof of a polish couple’s house on Wednesday Morning While the man was Watching a News Broadcast about the Violations of Polish Airspace. “Suddenly There was a Bang and the Lamps Fell from the Ceiling in the Living Room,” He Told News Agency Reuters . Read the Whole Story Here .
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Poland Receives Offers from Several European Countries to Strengthen Air Defense Poland Has Already Received Concrete Proposals from Several Countries to Strengthen Air Defense in the Country, Writes Prime Minister Donald Tusk On X. “In My Conversations of Today’s Today’s Today’s Today’s Today’s Today’s Today’s Coversationsssssations of Tonsationsssations of Tonsationssssations of Tusionssationss or CREVOVERSATIONSSSATIONSSSATIONSsssssss or TODOVESTOISSSSSSSS orSIONSSATIONSsssss or Todayssssss of Today’s Conversations of Today’s.” With Poland, But Especally Proposals for Concrete Support for Our Country’s Air Defense, “Writes Tusk. He has spoken with France, Germany, The United Kingdom, and also the Netherlands, Among Others.
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Polish Soldiers Are Searching for Remains of Downed Drones In The Village of Wohyn, in Eastern Poland. The Polish Army Shot Down Several Russian Drones Last Night After They Violated the Airspace. Dutch F-35S Helped with this.
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Russia Calls Deliberate Violation of Polish Airspace ‘A Myth’ The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Calls It “A Myth” That Russian Drones Deliberately Violated Polish Airspace On The Night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The Embassy in Warsaw also calls the accusations from Poland and Nato “Unfounded”. Accordance to the Ambassador, there is no evidence that the drones came from Russia. Moscow Previously Said that Poland was not a target, but that a large-scale attack was planned in Western Ukraine.
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Poland Asks Nato for Extra Air Defense Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Has Asked Nato to Increase Air Defense in the Country. This was Stated by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Accordance to Sikorski, The Violation of Polish Airspace by Russia was Deliberate and Planned. Hey Spoke of An “Unprecedented Attack on Nato and the EU.”
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The Police and Army Are Inspecting the Damage to a House Damaged by Debris from a Downed Russian Drone in the Village of Wyryki Wola.
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Trump to speak with polish President Nawrocki Today US President Donald Trump Will Have A Meeting With Polish President Karol Nawocki later Today. This is reported by news agency reuters based on a representative of the white house. The Conservative and Nationalist Nawrocki is Considered An Ally of Trump. He visited the white house earlier this month.
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Fico and Orbán Express Support for Poland, But Do Not Point to Moscow Accordance to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the Incident With Drones on Polish Airspace HAS “Far-Reaching Consequences”, But It Must First Be Determined WHO WAS TRONDOLING THE DRONES. Hey also Wants To Know Whether the Incident was Intentional or Accidental. Accordance to Poland and Nato, Thesis Were Russian Drones That Entered Polish Airspace and Were Subsequently Shot Down.
Hungaran Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was also Vague on x About Who is Responsible for the Violation of Polish Airspace. However, he expressed his solidarity with poland. Orbán also said that “a life in the shadow of war is risky and dangerous”. He Therefore calls a Peace deal “Reasonable and Rational”.
Fico and Orbán Are The Only Eu Leaders Who Maintain Warm Ties With Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both Visited Moscow After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas: ‘What happened in Poland is a Turning Point’ According to EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, Shooting Down the Drones in Poland Shows That Europe Can Defend Itelf. “But it is clear that we need to do more,” Kallas Told Reporters. She refers to efforts to strengthen defense, but will not go into what else needs to be done today.
“What happened in Poland is a Turning Point,” Says Kallas. “We need to have a very strong response. Russia is deliberately escalating.” The Foreign Policy Chief also Believes It is Important That There Be More Sanctions Against Russia.
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Russia: Poland not a target of drones, Ready for Consultation the Russian Ministry of Defense Says That Poland was not a target of the drone attacks. The country is ready to consult with the polish ministry of Defense about the incident last night.
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Russia does not want to give a response yet the kremlin refuses to comment on the events of last night in Poland for the Time Being. It says that the ministry of defense should do that.
The Russian Diplomat in Poland Said Earlier Today that Poland would have no evidence for the Claim that thesis are Russian drones. Later he said that they were ukrainian drones.
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Rutte: ‘Show that we can defend Ourselves’ Rutte says that we saw “a successful response from Nato” Last Night, referring to the action of polish and Dutch Fighter Jets, Among Others, to shoot down the Russian Drones. “We have show that we are able to defend Nato territory and airspace.”
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Rutte: ‘Clearly this is not an isolated event’ Nato Chief Mark Rutte is Currently Giving a Press Conference about the Events of Last Night. “Nato Condemns Russia’s ReckLess and Dangerous Behavior and Has Expressed Support for Poland. We Are Still Investigating The Incident. It is clear that this is not an isolated event,” He says. “Allies are determined to defend all our borders.”
“This only shows how important the alliance is. We need to produce more to defend Ourselves and Support Ukraine,” Rutte Emphasizes.
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Several European Countries Have CondemNed the Russian Violation of Polish Airspace with Dones and Expressed Their Support for Poland. “Unactable,” Say Outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof and French President Emmanuel Macron, Among Others, About the Escalation. Read here More.
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Poland: ‘Seven Drones and Parts of a Rocket Found’ Poland says it has found seven drones and parts of a rocket. A Spokesperson for the ministry of the interior Says That It Is A