Ukraine states that drones in Poland show that Putin only wants to “intensify war and test the West”
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sibiha, has denounced that the massive attack of tonight against Ukraine and the demolition of several Russian drones about Polish territory show that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is increasingly convinced of his “impunity” and his intention is to recruit war and “test the West”, something that he will continue to do while he will continue to face a blunt response.
“Russian drones flying to Poland during the massive attack on Ukraine shows that Putin’s feeling of impunity continues to grow because he has not been properly punished for his previous crimes,” Sibiha written in a message in X. “Putin continues to intensify, expanding his war and testing the West,” he adds, demanding a firm response. “The longer it still does not find a firm, more aggressive response will become.” “A weak response at this time will cause Russia even more and then, Russian missiles and drones will fly even more towards the interior of Europe,” says Sibiha.
The minister claims that the air defenses of Ukraine partner countries can be used to intercept Russian missiles and drones about Ukrainian airspace, “including those approaching the borders of NATO”, something that the minister recalls, “Ukraine has been proposing for some time.” “That decision must be made for collective security.”
In that sense, it claims to the partners to help “urgently reinforce” the aerial defenses of Ukraine, which in recent weeks face mass attacks with hundreds of drones and missiles, the most numerous waves since the beginning of the war. In one of them, last week, a building of the Ukrainian government and another, one of the EU was reached.
It also asks “to increase the sanctions without delay” and a greater involvement of the US, which, since the arrival of Donald Trump, has frequently aligned with the Russian positions. “Putin will only negotiate seriously when he faces transatlantic pressure. Russia’s war machine must be stopped, and can only be through force, not weakness,” he ends.
