According to German Minister of Diplomacy, Russia must face a stronger pressure for disrupting the Polish airspace and a similar incident in Romania. According to him, NATO will respond vigorously.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in Sunday’s interview with the ZDF public service station that Russia must face a stronger pressure for a recent violation of the Polish airspace and a similar incident in Romania. Moscow warned that the North Atlantic Alliance would respond vigorously, TASR writes, according to DPA report.
WADPHUL: The economic and political power of the free world is strong
“Russia must know that we will always respond. We will not allow us to be exposed to further military pressure. We will use our power. The economic and political power of the free world is strong,” the minister said.
According to Wadephula, Russian President Vladimir Putin “tests” the Western countries and still showed no interest in the end of the war in Ukraine. “It does not accept any offer for interviews. It is clear that he does not want to end the war in Ukraine yet. It goes on and we have to respond clearly and stay united,” he added.
WadePhul stressed that it is necessary to strengthen the defenses of the Eastern Wing NATO
At the same time, the head of German diplomacy supported harder sanctions against Russia. He stressed, however, that it is necessary to strengthen the defenses of the Eastern Wing of NATO, especially in the field of air defense. He mentioned the systems currently deployed in Greece and Spain, which could be moved to the eastern border of the Alliance.
Poland confirmed shooting of three or four Russian drones at night on Wednesday. Warsaw described the incident as an act of aggression and activated the article of four North Atlantic Treaty. A similar incident was recorded on Saturday in Romania.
According to the European Union, some of the unmanned aircraft were identified as a scarid of Iranian production that Russia uses in the war against Ukraine.
