Poland says Russian drone attack was 'no mistake' after Trump comments
Poland increases its military presence to 40,000 troops responding to joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad-2025 exercises and recent drone incursions linked to nuclear and missile training.
- NATO has deployed 40,000 soldiers to Poland's eastern border ahead of joint military exercises with Russia and Belarus, starting on September 12 and ending on September 16.
- At least 19 Russian drones infiltrated Polish airspace, prompting NATO to shoot down several of the aircraft due to security concerns.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that this incident was the closest Poland had come to conflict since World War II and described the drills as "very aggressive."
- Germany's defense chief confirmed that there are no current indications of an attack during the exercises, though preparations for a possible Russian attack within four years should be considered.
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By Antonia Mortensen and Lauren Kent, CNN Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday called the Russian drone strike in his country an “attack” and said it was not a mistake, just hours after US President Donald Trump suggested the airspace violation may have been accidental. “We would like to think the drone attack against Poland was a mistake. But it wasn’t. And we know that,” Tusk said in a social media post. This comes after Trump told repo…
Poland says Russian drone attack was 'no mistake' after Trump comments
"We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't. And we know it," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X, after President Donald Trump's suggestion that the incident could have been accidental.
Tusk was lost for words.
Poland says Russian drone incursions could not have been a mistake, contradicting Trump
WARSAW - Poland flatly rejected on Friday a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, describing them as \"a deliberate Russian attack\". Read more at straitstimes.com.
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