“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the invasion of Russian drones into Poland’s airspace was a conscious provocation of the Kremlin. He acknowledged that NATO’s Air Defense worked, but not as effective as it would have to prevent mass disturbance of the border.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Politico
Details: According to Mertz, the incident became the next stage in a number of provocations of Russia, which have been recorded in the Baltic region and on the Eastern Flanging of NATO for months. He stressed that the attack of drones is a serious threat to peace in Europe and confirms the conscious nature of Moscow’s actions.
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Chancellor supported the assessment of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on the intent of the invasion and rejected the Kremlin’s statements about the “accident” or “coincidence”.
Merz paid special attention to the condition of the air defense system. According to him, this incident has shown that NATO Anti -Writing Defense in Europe needs significant improvement.
“First of all, I would like to point out that European Air Defense, NATO Air Defense, worked, but of course not as good as it would have to prevent such a large number of drones into Poland’s airspace,” he said.
In his opinion, it is a serious signal for allies, which should be a deep discussion in both NATO and the European Union.
“We are and will be determined to significantly increase the readiness and defense capability of the European NATO part,” Merz added.
Prehistory:
- The German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, after the violation of Poland’s aircraft by Russian drones, stated that he saw a “constant threat” by Russia, and also suggested that the drones could be deliberately flying.
- Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky stated that Russia deliberately attacked the country of NATO. According to him, the Kremlin’s statements about non -involvement are a lie and a typical Soviet practice.
- During a press conference on Wednesday, September 10, Sikorsky stated that Poland could undergo a worse disruption of aircraft than the one that occurred on the night of September 10.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the military had previously calculated 19 country airspace on September 10. The media is unofficially talking about more than 20 UAVs.
- A spokesman for the Polish Government stated that NATO has applied Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which provides for consultations.