Poland ‘closer to military conflict than at any time since WW2’ as Nato allies weigh response to Russian drones
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Donald Tusk says Poland dealing with a large-scale provocation after at least 19 violations of Polish airspace

Donald Tusk says operation was launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’

Poland scrambled its own and Nato air defences to shoot down several drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday morning, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine spread to Nato territory in the most significant way since the full-scale invasion more than three years ago.

Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, convened an emergency meeting of the council of ministers at 8am local time, and said he was in “constant contact” with Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte.

“We are dealing with a large-scale provocation … We are ready to repel such provocations. The situation is serious, and no one doubts that we must prepare for various scenarios,” said Tusk on Wednesday morning.

  • FerretyFever0@fedia.io
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    1 day ago

    Russia is reminding me quite a bit of Germany’s expansionism in the 1930s. I wonder what groups they want to put into camps.

    • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      While it has its own disgusting traits that are unique to itself, Russia under the Yednaya Rossiya Party / Putin Mafia is by far the closest contemporary thing to Nazi Germany today.

          • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
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            34 minutes ago

            I don’t think area is a fair criteria. Israel is a way smaller country but they are expanding in every possible direction. They expanded “buffer zones” in Syria (basically invaded and now occupy it, and that’s beyond Golan) and Lebanon and are stealing land on the West Bank. They also regularly bomb Yemen, Iran and have now bombed Qatar among many others. So far Russia only invaded Ukraine and Georgia. So yes, the area is smaller but Israel is way more aggressive in their pursuit of Lebensraum.