Tusk warned of an intensification of Russia’s attacks and the risk of escalation in Poland
Kyiv • UNN
Donald Tusk expects Russia’s actions to intensify in the coming weeks and months. He did not rule out the escalation spreading to Polish territory.
The coming weeks and months will become a "period of greatly intensified actions" on Russia's part, and it cannot be ruled out that the escalation may also affect Polish territory. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated this, UNN reports, citing RMF24.
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According to him, "the escalation of Russia's actions is becoming a fact, and examples of this are increasingly closer to our border," while the attempt to paralyze border traffic is not the first such incident.
We must realize that from today onward, we will act much more aggressively. We know and can expect that the coming weeks and months will be a period of greatly intensified actions on Russia's part. Unfortunately, we cannot rule out that this escalation will also affect our territory
He added that if necessary, the allies "must be ready for a joint response if this is necessary."
"The attacks this night demonstrate that the Russians are ready to use more dangerous equipment than ever before. I mean jet-powered drones. Their range and accuracy are alarming. Of course, Ukraine, which is very well prepared to defend itself against drones, is also, to put it mildly, unable to combat them with 100% effectiveness," the Polish prime minister concluded.
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The day before, Russian UAVs attacked the area of the "Yahodyn–Dorohusk" international border crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
Ukrzaliznytsia speculates that the target of the Russian drone may have been a diplomatic train carrying, among others, security advisers from several EU member states.