Poland Donald Tusk Prime Minister announced today, Wednesday, September 10 that he spoke to the Secretary -General of NATO (NATO) Mark Route, after more than 12 Polish aircraft aircraft entered during the Russian attacks on Ukraine, stressing that the Polish air defenses brought down at least three.
“I informed NATO Secretary -General of the current situation and the measures we took against the bodies that violated our air field. We maintain a constant contact,” Tusk said in a post on the X platform.
Urgent meetings in Warsaw
The Ministry of Defense stated that all ministries responsible for the security of the country will participate in an emergency meeting to discuss developments. President Carol Nauruki also announced that he had received a briefing from the armed forces, and will soon chair a meeting of the National Security Council, stressing that “the security of our country is the utmost priority and requires close cooperation.”
Tosk added that Poland is ready to respond to any Russian provocations, saying: “We face a widespread provocation and are ready to repel such provocations. The situation is dangerous and requires preparing for various scenarios.”
The role of NATO in intercepting enlightenings
NATO (NATO) confirmed that its air defenses contributed to the confrontation of the Misruptions that penetrated the Polish airspace, and the spokeswoman for the alliance, Alison Hart, explained that “the Secretary -General is in contact with the Polish leadership, and NATO is closely consulting with Warsaw.” She added that the alliance ambassadors discussed on Wednesday morning how to respond to these violations.
European convictions
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violation of the Russian airspace of the Polish air, calling on Moscow to “stop escalation and escape forward.” While the European Union’s High Representative Kaya Calas, Kaya Calas wrote that “what happened is the most dangerous violation since the start of the war,” noting that the indicators indicate that he was “intentional.”
Summoning the Russian diplomat
Russian Chargé d’Affaires Andre Ordash, who explained that Poland did not provide any evidence that the enlightens are Russian in origin, hinting that they could start from Ukraine. As for the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, expressed his rejection of the accusations, saying: “The West accuses Russia daily of provocations without providing any evidence.”
At the end of the day, Tusk announced that Poland monitored 19 drones during the night, most of which were coming from Belarus, while the local police confirmed the findings of the remains of roads and a missile inside the country.
Previous accident background
This is not the first time that Poland has accused Moscow of violating its airspace. In late 2022, shells fell near the border with Ukraine, killing two people, before investigations later revealed that their source was probably Ukrainian.
