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Add as preferred source on GooglePoland insists the Russian drone attack was deliberate, countering Trump's accidental claim. NATO supports Poland's defense actions.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday that this week's drone incursions into his country's airspace were not a mistake by Russia, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that the incident could have been accidental.
"We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't. And we know it," Tusk said on X.
Early on Wednesday, Poland shot down drones in its airspace with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine.
Earlier on Friday, deputy defence minister Cezary Tomczyk also commented on Trump's comment.
"I think this is a message that should reach President Trump today: there's no question of a mistake - this was a deliberate Russian attack," he told local TV broadcaster Polsat News.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who visits Kyiv on Friday, also responded to Trump's words.
"On the night that 19 Russian drones crossed into Poland, 400 (drones) plus 40 missiles crossed into Ukraine. These were not mistakes," he said in a video posted on X.
At Poland's request, the UN Security Council will meet in New York on Friday. The meeting will begin at 1500 local time, Polish foreign affairs ministry said.
(Reporting by Barbara Erling, Pawel Florkiewicz, Anna Koper; editing by Philippa Fletcher and Timothy Heritage)
Donald Tusk stated that the drone attack on Poland was not a mistake by Russia, emphasizing that they know it was deliberate.
Poland shot down drones in its airspace with support from NATO allies, marking the first instance of a NATO member firing at Russian drones.
At Poland's request, the UN Security Council will convene to discuss the drone attacks, with the meeting scheduled for 1500 local time.
Radoslaw Sikorski highlighted that on the night of the drone incursions, numerous Russian drones and missiles crossed into Ukraine, indicating these actions were not mistakes.
Deputy defense minister Cezary Tomczyk stated that Trump's suggestion of a mistake should be corrected, asserting that the drone attack was a deliberate act by Russia.
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