The latest survey of SW Research published on Saturday revealed that 67 percent of the Poles support the idea of shooting down Russian fighter aircraft if they disrupt the airspace of the North Atlantic Alliance. TASR informs this according to the report of PAP.
8.7 percent of respondents were against the shooting of Russian fighters and 24.2 percent were undecided. SW Research survey conducted 846 people on a sample between 23 and 24 September.
The survey was carried out after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last Monday that his The government is ready to allow the army to shoot down any object that could pose a threat to Poland. According to the Prime Minister, however, they must be sure that “They are not alone”.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the UN General Assembly in New York declared that Member States of the North Atlantic Alliance should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter the airspace of NATO.
In early September, the Polish airspace disrupted approximately 20 Russian drones. The incident, which was described by Warsaw as a provocation, stimulated Poland and NATO allies to send fighter aircraft, which several of them shot down. In addition to Poland, Estonia and Romania also reported disturbances in its airspace this month.
