NATO chief Rutte vows more support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near Polish border
Rutte said NATO will step up aid for Ukraine and reinforce its eastern defenses after drone strikes raised fears of wider Russian escalation.
- On Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte pledged increased support for Ukraine, condemning Sunday's Russian drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border as signs of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "desperation and also his desire to sow fear and terror."
- Poland pledged increased security following Sunday's strikes, including two that landed near the frontier. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Moscow appears poised to intensify its campaign against borders with European countries.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday the attacks were "clearly meant to scare Western countries from supporting Ukraine." Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk warned of potential hybrid warfare "on a scale that we have not seen before."
- Polish Defense Minister WBadysBaw Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed Monday the recovery of a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near Jaroslawiec. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Russia would continue operations "across the entire territory of Ukraine and continues to do so."
- Separately, President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to halt strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, citing global diesel shortages as prices recently rose above an average of $6 per gallon.
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NATO chief Rutte vows more support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near Polish border
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says Russian drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border show Moscow’s desperation.
Mark Rütte announced an increase in NATO support for Kiev in response to the attack on a train at the border between Ukraine and Poland
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacted to Russia's attack on a passenger train in Ukraine near the border with Poland. He said the attack demonstrates the desperation of the Kremlin's actions.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Monday that Russia is "desperate" after a Russian drone attack on a Ukrainian passenger train near the Polish border. "The attack on a passenger train in Ukraine yesterday shows how desperate it has become (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. He believes it can prevent us from supporting Ukraine and that it can undermine our unity. He is wrong," Rutte said during a press conference at the headquarters of the…
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