Poland’s foreign minister has called for military protection of its airspace following Russian drone incursions, Maira Butt reports

In the week since NATO fighter jets scrambled to shoot down multiple dozens of Russian drones that had crossed into alliance airspace in Poland, US and Western intelligence officials have been unable to determine whether the incursion was accidental or an intentional effort by Russia to probe western air defenses and gauge NATO’s response.

Article 4 allows member states to start a formal discussion within the alliance about threats to their security. It does not commit the alliance to military action.

After a Russian drone blitz, Warsaw’s rare move to invoke the important NATO statute has potentially moved Europe closer to continent-wide warfare

Hitting Poland with drones is just the start – these countries will worry about what comes next - IN FOCUS: The Nato response to Russian drones targeting Poland must go beyond diplomatic disapproval – and result in real action,

Responding to President Trump, Poland's leader said, "we would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't."

WOHYN, Poland (AP) — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace.

The Polish prime minister said there had been a serious violation of his country's airspace by Russian drones.