Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a unprecedented authorities assembly on the chancellery following violations of Polish airspace throughout a Russian assault in Warsaw, Poland, September 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Chancellery of Poland PM through AP
European officers described Wednesday’s (September 10, 2025) incursion — which occurred throughout a wave of latest unrelenting Russian strikes on Ukraine — as a deliberate provocation, forcing the NATO alliance to confront a possible menace in its airspace for the primary time.
It deepened long-standing fears that the three-year battle between Poland’s neighbours may precipitate a wider battle. U.S.-led efforts to steer Moscow and Kyiv towards a peace settlement have up to now didn’t get traction.
The Polish Air Navigation Agency introduced on Thursday (September 11, 2025) morning that Poland was introducing air visitors restrictions within the japanese a part of the nation. It mentioned the step was taken on the request of the Polish military for nationwide safety causes however didn’t elaborate.
Poland mentioned a few of the drones that entered its airspace got here from Belarus, the place Russian and native troops have begun gathering for battle video games scheduled to begin on Friday (September 12, 2025). Poland is closing its border with Belarus at midnight Thursday (September 11, 2025), a deliberate transfer additionally related to the navy workouts.
Mr. Tusk addressed Polish troops at an air base within the central metropolis of Lask, praising their fast motion and that of NATO allied forces from the Netherlands that responded to the a number of Russian drone incursions.
Poland expects to obtain its first F-35 fighter jets from the United States subsequent yr, he mentioned. It would be the first supply of a few of the 32 plane anticipated by 2030 as a part of a assist package deal finalized 5 years in the past, Mr. Tusk mentioned.
Published – September 11, 2025 11:12 pm IST
