Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland rejects Trump’s claim that Putin’s drone incursion ‘could’ve been a mistake’
Poland has rejected Donald Trump’s speculation that Russian drones breaching Polish airspace might have been “a mistake”.
Talking to reporters yesterday, Trump said the incursion could have been unintentional while adding: “I’m not happy about anything to do with the whole situation.”
Poland’s foreign minister shot back at him on X, and wrote: “No, that wasn’t a mistake”.
Polish air defences and Nato aircraft sprung into action on Wednesday after 19 objects intruded Polish airspace including drones entering from Belarus, said prime minister Donald Tusk. There have been no injury reports and Moscow has so far denied responsibility for the incident.
Poland has said it is deploying around 40,000 soldiers to its borders with Belarus and Russia where the two nations are set to hold a military drill starting today.
As European and Nato countries rally to Poland’s defence, the US has vowed that it will help defend Nato territory following the incursion.
The US would defend “every inch of Nato territory”, Washington’s ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker said.
