Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged on Thursday (September 11, 2025) to push ahead with a “great modernisation program” for his nation’s navy, a day after Russian drones crossed into Poland and amplified worldwide tensions round Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, together with what the Kremlin’s future territorial ambitions is perhaps.
European officers described Wednesday’s (September 10, 2025) incursion — which occurred throughout a wave of latest unrelenting Russian strikes on Ukraine — as a deliberate provocation, forcing the NATO alliance to confront a possible risk in its airspace for the primary time.
It deepened long-standing fears that the three-year struggle between Poland’s neighbours might precipitate a wider battle. U.S.-led efforts to steer Moscow and Kyiv towards a peace settlement have up to now failed to get traction.
The Polish Air Navigation Agency introduced on Thursday (September 11, 2025) morning that Poland was introducing air visitors restrictions within the jap a part of the nation. It mentioned the step was taken on the request of the Polish military for nationwide safety causes however didn’t elaborate.
Poland mentioned a number of the drones that entered its airspace got here from Belarus, the place Russian and native troops have begun gathering for struggle video games scheduled to begin on Friday (September 12, 2025). Poland is closing its border with Belarus at midnight Thursday (September 11, 2025), a deliberate transfer additionally related with the navy workouts.
Mr. Tusk addressed Polish troops at an air base within the central metropolis of Lask, praising their fast motion and that of NATO allied forces from the Netherlands that responded to the a number of Russian drone incursions.
Poland expects to obtain its first F-35 fighter jets from the United States subsequent 12 months, he mentioned. It would be the first supply of a number of the 32 plane anticipated by 2030 as a part of a assist package deal finalized 5 years in the past, Mr. Tusk mentioned.
