3 h. ago Drone is 'neutralised' over Poland's presidential palace in latest 'provocation' following Russian airspace intrusion and Tusk's tough stance with Putin

The drone was spotted flying over the government site in Warsaw on Monday in what appeared to be Russia 's latest test of Poland's air defences.

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4 h. ago Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russian strike wounds 13 in Ukrainian city

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have bombarded the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine with rockets

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5 h. ago Drone is 'neutralised' over Poland's presidential palace in latest 'provocation' following Russian air space intrusion and Tusk's tough stance with Putin

The drone, which was spotted flying over the government site in Warsaw, was neutralised by Poland's State Protection Service (SOP), Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday.

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19 h. ago UK to deploy fighter jets in response to 'aggression from Vladimir Putin'

Britain will provide “further air defence over Poland” after Russian drones violated the country's airspace and had to be shot down by Polish and NATO aircraft last week.

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3 d. ago Nato announces more air support to defend Poland against future Russian incursions

France, Germany and Denmark to contribute fighter jets and other assets in mission also expected to involve UKFrance, Germany and Denmark will contribute fighter jets and other military assets to an enhanced defence of Poland against future Russian drone incursions, Nato leaders announced at a press conference on Friday.The UK is also expected contribute to the Eastern Sentry mission, which will gradually be expanded across from the Arctic in the north to the Black Sea and Mediterranean in the south to better tackle Russian drones and missiles. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump says 'here we go' as Poland forced to shoot down Russian drones

Poland was forced to deploy air defences earlier today to destroy Russian drones in what's believed to be its first direct military confrontation with Putin's forces since the invasion of Ukraine

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5 d. ago Poland ‘closer to military conflict than at any time since WW2’ as Nato allies weigh response to Russian drones

Donald Tusk says Poland dealing with a large-scale provocation after at least 19 violations of Polish airspacePoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, said the country is closer to military conflict “than at any time since the second world war” as Warsaw and Nato allies weighed a response to an incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace.Poland scrambled its own and Nato air defences, shooting down at least three drones, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine spread to Nato territory early on Wednesday in the most significant way since the full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Britain could send fighter jets to Poland in the wake of Russian drone incursion as Defence Secretary John Healey says Vladimir Putin is 'testing' the west

Defence Secretary John Healey said he has asked UK Armed Forces "to look at options to bolster Nato's air defence over Poland" after Russian drones were shot down over the eastern European country.

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5 d. ago UK looking to bolster NATO air defence over Poland in response to Russian drone attacks

Defence Secretary John Healey accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ‘testing’ Western allies with the attack

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5 d. ago UK issues warning to Putin as Poland drone attack raises risk of NATO war

Defence Secretary John Healey said he had ordered armed forces to look at ways of boosting NATO air defence over Poland after Russian drones were shot down

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6 d. ago Putin denies plans to target Poland as Russian UAVs' don't go that far'

Polish air defences were deployed when 19 Russian kamikaze drones crossed over onto the NATO member's airspace in the early hours of Wednesday morning as jets were also scrambled

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6 d. ago NATO Articles 4 and 5 explained after Russian drones shot down over Poland

The drones were intercepted during a significant Russian air attack on Ukraine

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone alert in Poland before Belarus border closure

Warplanes scrambled after warning from Ukraine; Poland to seal border over Russian and Belarus’s ‘very aggressive’ Zapad war games. What we know on day 1,295Warplanes were scrambled early on Wednesday after Ukraine’s air force warned that Russian drones had entered Nato-member Poland’s airspace. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,” Poland’s operational command said. The Ukrainian air force said drones were heading west and threatening the city of Zamosc in Poland. Ukrainian media reported that one was heading towards the western Polish city of Rzeszow, and said airports were being temporarily closed.Poland will close its border with Belarus on Thursday as a result of the “very aggressive” Zapad military exercises taking place in Belarus involving Russia, Donald Tusk has announced. The Polish prime minister said it was also a response to a growin...

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6 d. ago Fighter jets scrambled as Russian drones fly into Polish airspace

The warning from Ukraine'a air force comes hours after a Russian airstrike killed 24 elderly people who were collecting pensions in a village in eastern Ukraine

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8 d. ago Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building

Russia’s first strike on a key government building kills three, including a baby and an infantRussia has launched its largest ever air attack on Ukraine, hitting a key government building in Kyiv for the first time and leaving at least three people dead, including a baby and an infant, Ukrainian officials said.The bombardment of the capital with a large number of drones and missiles injured at least 18 people and set scores of buildings on fire. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building and kills three including child

Unclear if fire at main Ukrainian government building the result of a direct strike or falling debrisRussia’s largest overnight air attack of the war has set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.Russia hit Ukraine’s capital with drones and missiles, injuring 18 people and setting scores of buildings on fire, including . Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump pledges to ‘stand with Warsaw’ in meeting with Polish president

US president praises Karol Nawrocki for election win and says he was not considering pulling troops from PolandEurope live – latest updatesThe US president, Donald Trump, has said he was not considering pulling US troops out of Poland and pledged to stand with Warsaw “all the way” during a meeting with the country’s conservative nationalist president, Karol Nawrocki, at the White House.Backed by the populist rightwing opposition Law and Justice party, which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, Karol Nawrocki unexpectedly won Poland’s presidential election after running a campaign under a Trumpesque slogan of “Poland first, Poles first”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Polish president’s meeting with Trump prompts fresh tensions with Tusk

Nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s visit to White House exposes divisions with Poland’s government and foreign policyPoland’s conservative nationalist president is due to meet Donald Trump at the White House in a visit that has prompted fresh tensions with the nation’s pro-European government led by Donald Tusk.Backed by the populist rightwing opposition Law and Justice party, which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023, Karol Nawrocki unexpectedly won Poland’s presidential election after running a campaign under a Trumpesque slogan of “Poland first, Poles first”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU accuses Putin of undermining peace talks after deadly strikes on Kyiv

All member states except Hungary back statement saying Russian ‘war crimes’ only increase EU support for UkraineEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders have accused Vladimir Putin of undermining peace talks, after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv this week killed at least 23 people and damaged diplomatic buildings, including EU and British Council offices.A day of mourning was observed in Kyiv on Friday, after the Russian air attack the day before that killed 23 people, including at least four children. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said eight people were still missing and 53 had been injured. “When instead of diplomacy, Russia chooses ballistics the world must respond accordingly,” he said, urging western allies to impose further sanctions. Continue reading...

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