Zelenski accuses Western leaders of lack of action after the entry of Russian drones in Poland: “Statements were enough, but the action was missing”

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski criticized Wednesday Western and world leaders for “lack of action” in front of Poland's air space violation by Russian drones, AFP notes.

“More than enough statements have been made, but so far the action has been missing. The Russians test the limits of what is possible. They test the reaction. They note how the NATO armed forces act,” Zelenski said in his daily message.

“T.It must be a suitable answer. ”

In an X post, the Ukrainian president said he spoke to Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk, with the Britain's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, Italy Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, about Russian drones that entered the Poland airspace.

“Incidents with one or two Russian drones happened before in the countries on the eastern flank of NATO, including a few weeks ago in Romania. But this time the number of Russian drones was much higher, the bolder more pronounced-the drones entered not only from the territory of Ukraine, but also from Belarus,” the X-“wrote.

Poland has mobilized its own air and NATO forces to break down Drone, after an air attack on Russia over the western Ukraine, being for the first time since the beginning of the war when Warsaw hired forces in its airspace. Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened an emergency meeting of the government. He accused “a challenge” from Moscow and officially asked to activate Article 4 of the NATO treaty.

Poland invoked Article 4 of NATO treaty

The Warsaw government reacted on Wednesday, following the incursion of Russian drones on its territory, much more decisive than in the past, but has refrained from invoking Article 5, the collective defense clause in the NATO treaty. This clause requires an “armed attack”, a threshold that is not officially defined, but which was considered violated on September 11, 2001, the only time the article was invoked, writes The Economist.

Article 4 of the Treaty provides:

“The parties will consult each other whenever, in the opinion of any of them, territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened.”