Published On 12/9/2025
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Last updated: 08:38 (Mecca time)
France and Germany announced Thursday that measures to strengthen the air defense of Poland, on the eve of the UN Security Council, at the request of Warsaw after it violated its air field on Wednesday night, which it said was Russian, while Moscow denied this.
The infiltration of about 20 rally caused a great shock in Poland, which demands the strengthening of the military capabilities of the European Union and NATO (NATO) on its soil. Warsaw and her allies stressed that the violation of the Morses of its airspace was intentional, which Moscow denies.
In a preliminary response, Germany announced the extension of its participation in the NATO mission to protect the Polish air field until the end of the year, by doubling the number of Eurofighter fighters published to 4.
For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will publish 3 fighters to help protect the Polish airspace and the eastern side of Europe alongside the allies in NATO, stressing that they will not be subject to what he described as “the growing intimidation of Russia.”
As for Poland, it officially requested an emergency session of the UN Security Council, as it is scheduled to be held today, Friday, in New York. Its Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky said that his country is seeking to “draw the world’s attention to this unprecedented attack.”
He added that the violation “is not only a test for Poland, but also for the entire NATO, and not only on the military level, but also the political.”
In a precautionary move, Poland announced Thursday morning that it had limited air navigation at its eastern border.
“by mistake”
US President Donald Trump considered that this Russian violation might have happened “by mistake”, and he said he was not satisfied with anything related to this entire situation. “
For his part, NATO denounced on Wednesday the “reckless behavior” of Moscow, while European Union foreign policy official Kaya Callas condemned “the most dangerous violation of the European air field by Russia since the war began.”
British Foreign Minister Evit Cooper is also scheduled to go to Kiev today, Friday, on her first external visit since she took office, to confirm Britain’s commitment to Ukraine through an increase of 142 million pounds (192.75 million dollars) in the aid that will be provided during the winter period.
Russian warning
On the other hand, and comments on the Polish procedures, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Poland called for “thinking about the consequences of such destructive steps, and reviewing its decision as soon as possible.”
Earlier, the Russian Information Agency quoted a Russian diplomat as saying that accusations of incursion were “unfounded.” He said that Poland “did not provide evidence that the drones that were brought down were from Russia.”
The Kremlin refrained from commenting on the incident, but his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the European Union and NATO “always accuse Russia of provocations. Often without even trying to provide any argument at least.”
China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a diplomatic support for Moscow, called on the parties to “dialogue”.
“China hopes that all parties concerned will be appropriate in an appropriate manner of its differences in dialogue and consultation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lynn Jian told a periodic press conference.
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