Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump On Wednesday, we provided an ambiguous initial response. Russian drone invasion The US NATO allies have become the edge in Europe in Poland, a provocative act by Moscow.
“What about Russia violating Polish airspace with drones? We’re here!” Trump posted on his Truthful Social Platform late Wednesday morning. Half a day later, after Poland announced that several Russian drones had entered its territory in a few hours and had been shot down with the help of NATO allies.
White House officials did not immediately answer questions about Trump’s inexplicable comments about the invasion. It was the first time the Transatlantic Alliance had faced a potential threat to airspace, scrambling jets to fire Russian drones from the air.
But Trump’s comments were less robust than that of NATO ambassador Matthew Whitaker, in contrast to the strong condemnations by several European leaders.
“We’re by our side @nato “We are allies in the face of these airspace violations and protect every inch of NATO territory,” Whitaker said. Posted on X.
The intrusion occurred as US leaders struggle to persuade the Russian president Vladimir Putin Engage in direct peace negotiations with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ending Russia’s 3+ War in Ukraine.
Trump spoke on Wednesday Poland President Karol Naulockiwho was in the White House last week to discuss the two leaders. We discussed expanding the presence of the US military. nPoland. Following the call, Nawrocki posted to X, “The conversation confirmed the unity of our alliance.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X that he spoke on the phone with Trump about the worrying developments of the Russian war of attacks in Ukraine, particularly following the Russian drone invasion in Poland. Falling the Gaza War And release the hostages.
Last month, the US President hosted a summit with Putin in Alaska, and then met with Zelensky and key European allies on finding a way to end the war.
Trump emerged from these high-level consultations and announced that he had arranged a meeting for Putin Zelensky and a three-way summit where potentially he would take part. But Trump’s confidence in arranging a peace summit has been feeling bad as Putin only stepped up Ukraine’s airstrikes over the past few weeks.
After Wednesday’s invasion, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, urged Trump to move forward with new sanctions against Moscow.
“The President of Congress is with you,” Graham posted on X.
Poland said some of the drones came from Belarus, a nearby ally in Moscow, where Russian and Belarusian forces began Gather for the war game It is scheduled to start on Friday. The Russian Ministry of Defense said it had not targeted Poland, but Belarus said it had tracked down a drone that had “lost its course” and entered Poland because it got stuck.
However, European officials did not accept Moscow’s explanation and argued that the incident suggested Putin was escalating his war with Ukraine. There is Polish airspace I violated many times Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, however, it has not been on this scale in Poland or elsewhere in the NATO region.
“What Putin wants to do is test us,” Kaja Karas, head of foreign policy for the European Union, told reporters in Brussels. “What happened in Poland is a game changer,” she added that Russia’s actions should bring about stronger sanctions.
NATO Allies spoke quickly on Wednesday Intrusion with 32 member states of the Alliance. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tass told Parliament that the consultations were based on Article 4 of the treaty that established the post-World War II NATO in 1949.
Article 4, The 14 articles of the NATO Convention and the shortest frequently called out to the following statement:
