Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “mocking” the Trump administration’s peace efforts in Ukraine with the incursion of Russian drones in Polish airspace.
“I think Putin is mocking President Trump’s peace efforts and testing nature. We don’t believe this was accidental, because previously, when one or two drones reached our airspace, they came from Ukraine,” Sikorski said during a Wednesday appearance on CNN’s “Situation Room.”
Putin recently met with Trump in Alaska to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Both leaders spoke with hope about a forthcoming arrangement to ensure conflict in the region died down.
However, the Kremlin’s strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has ramped up since the meeting, and the death toll continues to rise.
Overnight, hundreds of drones struck Ukraine and eight made it into Polish territory, causing NATO members to convene to plan its response.
“These drones, a part of them, came from Belarus, and therefore this was likely planned,” he added.
Sikorski said the attack was “accompanied by a Russian disinformation campaign” to confuse the public.
“If you hear someone saying that this was a Ukrainian provocation, you can be sure that this is either Russian propaganda or someone parroting Russian propaganda,” he said.
He urged all NATO allies to take the threat seriously and be prepared to engage when called upon.
“We have not invoked Article Five, but we have invoked Article Four, which says that when a party to the treaty feels threatened, she may consult with allies about what to do…” Kiroski said.
“We also expect allies to back their words of solidarity with these and we need more antiaircraft assets, and we need a drone wall on the border of nature.”
