On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, September 10, Russian drones violated Polish airspace. On Friday, at the request of Poland, an extraordinary gathering of the UN safety Council was held.
This is what Sikorski says Poland, NATO and Europe should do
Deputy Prime Minister and head of the MFA gave an interview to the German paper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung". According to Radosław Sikorski, Poland, NATO and the EU should treat the incidental with Russian drones as a "wake" to accelerate defence preparations.
The Minister of abroad Affairs believes that neither Poland nor Germany are presently able to defy the simultaneous attack of hundreds of drones. Ukraine is leading in this area.
– If you are asking me about my individual view: I think we should think about it," said Radosław Sikorski, erstwhile asked about the anticipation of capturing Russian drones inactive outside Polish airspace.
Sikorski recalled that already a year ago, the head of the Ukrainian President's office Andrij Jermak proposed the introduction of a no-fly region over Ukraine. As he said, NATO and the EU are technically capable of this, "but it is not a decision that Poland can make alone, but only with allies."
He added, "If Ukraine asks us to shoot down over its territory, it will be beneficial for us."
Dmitri Medvedev corresponds to Sikorski
The erstwhile Russian president Dmitri Medvedev responded to Sikorski's words. Quoted by TASS, he threatened: – Implementation of the provocative thought of Kiev and another idiots to make a "no-fly region over Ukraine" and allowing NATO countries to shoot down our drones will mean only 1 thing: a war against Russia.
Medvedev besides mocked the European initiative "Eastern Guardian". Like he said, "it seems like it's all that's left of the 'coalition of the willing'." He besides referred to the visit of the Estonian defence minister in Kiev, saying that "the smaller the country, the more aggressive and foolish its leaders are."
Let us remind that during the UN safety Council meeting, Russian Ambassador Vasily Niebienzia defined the actions of Poland and its allies as "political clickbait". Experts will confirm that it would should be tens of kilograms if the warhead were armed. It was local destruction," he said.
The Russian typical stated that 'physically it is impossible for Russian drones to scope Poland', indicating that their maximum scope is 700 kilometres.
– The Russian MFA is besides ready to engage in this work. If the Polish side is truly curious in reducing tensions, not fueling them, we call on Polish colleagues to take advantage of these proposals, alternatively of engaging in megaphone diplomacy (...) We have repeatedly stated that we are not curious in escalation of tensions with Warsaw – he added.
Heaven besides suggested that drones may have been launched by Ukraine, referring to an incidental in the Wire of 2022.
