As Trump tucked into dessert, around 20 Russian drones were making their way into Polish air space, an event that caused Nato’s air defences to go on full-scale alert, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk warning that his country was now closer to conflict that at any point since 1945.
The Kremlin has not even attempted to explain how the drones found themselves in Polish airspace, amid fears across Europe that President Vladimir Putin ordered them on their way, in a deliberate effort to see what kind of Nato response the episode might trigger. Poland on Wednesday invoked Nato’s Article 4, which requires a formal alliance consultation after any member state believes that its “territorial integrity, political independence or security…is threatened”. America, under pre-Trump circumstances, would be a central player in that process.
Police and soldiers inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland (Photo: Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
But Rutte now faces his biggest challenge yet: persuading Trump to take the situation seriously, and securing his backing for punishing action against Moscow in an effort to head off any repetition of Tuesday’s night’s events. As Americans awoke on Wednesday to news of the Russian incursion, the President, his Secretary of State and his Secretary of War were all entirely silent about the Russian action. Not even a social media posting appeared on the accounts of Trump, Marco Rubio nor Pete Hegseth – three men who rarely hesitate to engage in keyboard warriorship.
Trump holds an image of him and Putin from their meeting in Alaska (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters)
Trump spoke of enjoying a “very special relationship” with Poland, and praised the country for being one of the first Nato members to spend more than 2 per cent of its GDP on defence. He bristled when one Polish reporter challenged his inaction towards Moscow since returning to power in January, held out the vague possibility of additional sanctions, and then angrily suggested the correspondent should “get a new job”. But he also indicated a readiness to send more US troops to Poland to bolster the existing 10,000 troops currently stationed there.
square POLITICS RAF jets could shoot down Russian drones over Poland
Read More
Putin knows that Trump’s approach towards Nato is deeply ambivalent, and that the US leader has consistently reneged on his own promises to punish the Kremlin for its aggression towards Ukraine. In the weeks since last month’s Alaska summit with Trump, Putin has completely outpaced the White House, leaving US efforts to broker peace in Ukraine in tatters. America’s strategy towards Gaza is now similarly shredded after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disrespected Trump by failing to provide the White House with any kind of leader-level tip-off regarding Tuesday’s assault on Qatar.
Trump may still crave the Nobel Peace Prize, but solving the conflicts necessary to win it is proving to be an insurmountable challenge. Putin now wants to show that he can act aggressively towards Nato with relative impunity. How Trump responds to the drones that flew while he was out at dinner, will have massive implications for European security.
Hence then, the article about putin s drone provocation shows trump is utterly out of his depth was published today ( ) and is available on inews ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Putin’s drone provocation shows Trump is utterly out of his depth )
Also on site :