RUSSIA’S drone assault on Poland was deliberate and reveals Vladimir Putin is laughing at Donald Trump’s peace efforts, Warsaw has claimed.
Poland’s deputy PM Radek Sikorski yesterday dismissed the Kremlin’s “lies and denials” over the blitz.
He mentioned: “Poland’s airspace was breached 19 instances by drones manufactured in Russia.
“The evaluation of Polish and Nato air forces is that they didn’t veer off beam however have been focused.”
He added: “The Kremlin is once more mocking President Trump’s peace efforts.”
The drones crossed into Polish airspace early on Wednesday.
Three have been shot down and others crashed close to its borders with Ukraine and Belarus within the east of the nation.
The attack gave the impression to be testing radar defences, navy sources mentioned.
It follows reviews that Russia has used Polish and Lithuanian sim playing cards in drones to allow them to connect with cell masts to navigate within the international locations.
Lithuania, Ukraine and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz additionally mentioned they believed the blitz was deliberate.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned the West wanted to ship a agency message to Putin: “Solely united European forces can provide actual safety.
“Sadly, to this point, Russia has not but confronted a tricky response from international leaders.”