Video Poland accuses Russia of deliberately targeting its territory with drones: “Lies and denials are typical Soviet answers”
Poland Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Source: Heikki Saukkomaa / Sipa Press / Profimedia
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that the Russian drones who entered the Polish space last night “did not deviate from the route”, but deliberately targeted the country, notes The Guardian.
In a three-minute clip, in English, published on social networks, Sikorski thanked the Netherlands, Italy and Germany for the support given in the management of incursions.
“Material damage was produced, but fortunately, no one was injured,” he said, stressing that “although NATO is not in war, Russia's aggression hits beyond Ukraine.”
The Polish official said that “he is aware that Russia claims that there is no evidence that these drones would be Russian, going to suggest a Ukrainian challenge”, but added that “lies and denials” are “typical Soviet answers”.
“The Kremlin is playing again at President Trump's peace efforts,” said Sikorski.
“Poland, the European Union and NATO will not be intimidated and we will continue to be with the brave people of Ukraine. The time has come for Russia to understand that the attempt to rebuild the last empire of Europe is doomed to failure,” he said.
And the German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday that the incursion of Russian drones into Poland was an unacceptable and intentional challenge against NATO, adding that, in his opinion, it was a deliberate act.
“There is no evidence to suggest that these drones had trajectory errors or they accidentally flew over the Polish territory on this route,” Pistorius told reporters. “This means that we can assume that it was a deliberate action,” added the German government official.
Russia officially announces that it “did not have the intention” to attack targets in Poland
The Russian Ministry of Defense transmitted on Wednesday, in an official statement that its drones have made a major attack on western Ukraine's military facilities, but that he did not intend to hit any goals in Poland, informs Reuters, The Guardian and Sky News.
The ministry led by Andrei Belousov said that his forces had reached all their targets and stressed that the Russian drones “which would have crossed the border with Poland” had a ray of no more than 700 kilometers (434 miles).
“There was no intention to attack any target on the territory of Poland,” said the Russian Ministry of Defense of Russia, in the statement issued in English, without confirming or infirm that its drones have actually entered the Polish airspace.
