Nick Schifrin:
In Eastern Poland today, the aftermath of a Russian attack, a house destroyed by a shot-down Russian drone, its remnants a reminder of how the war in Ukraine can escalate.
Polish officials say 19 drones crossed into Poland on the alliance’s eastern flank, fired not only from Russia, but also from Belarus. European officials tell “PBS News Hour” the drones flew as far as 300 miles into Poland and the attack lasted seven hours. It comes at a precarious moment for Ukraine. Russia continues to achieve small territorial gains, but at enormous cost to its soldiers.
President Trump is vowing to impose economic pressure on Russia, but wants it coordinated with Europe. Today, President Trump posted: “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!”
And, today, Europe says it needs better defenses from those Russian drones, including its own wall of drones on its eastern flank.
Earlier today, I spoke to Poland’s foreign minister, Radek Sikorski.
Radek Sikorski, thank you very much. Welcome back to the “News Hour.”
We have seen incursions in the past since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but this seems to be a larger scale and deeper into Poland. So how significant is this?
