On Friday, European countries – and the US – stood by Poland during an urgent UN Security Council session in New York discussing Russia’s drone incursion.
“The United States stands by our Nato allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations,” acting US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea said. “And rest assured, we will defend every inch of Nato territory.
She added that since Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a summit in Alaska nearly a month ago to discuss peace, “Russia has intensified its bombing campaign against Ukraine”.
While addressing the UN on Friday, Poland’s Secretary of State Marcin Bosacki held up photos of one of the downed drones, and a damaged house.
“We know – and I repeat – we know that it was not a mistake,” he said.
The Netherlands and Czech Republic have already said they would send defences to Poland, while Lithuania will receive a German brigade and greater warning of Russian attacks on Ukraine that could cross over.
Germany also said it would “intensify its engagement along Nato’s eastern border” and extend and expand air policing over Poland.