President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with the leaders of Poland, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the NATO Secretary General new threats from Russia following the drone attack on Ukraine and Poland. He emphasized the need for joint action to counter new threats, President reported on Telegram, APA reports citing Ukrinform.
“I spoke with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the UK Keir Starmer, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Of course, first and foremost, we discussed the Russian drones launched against Ukraine last night that also entered Polish airspace,” he informed.
Zelenskyy recalled that incidents with one or two Russian drones had already occurred earlier in NATO’s eastern flank countries, including in Romania a few weeks ago.
“But this time the number of Russian drones was much larger, the brazenness much greater – the drones entered not only from Ukrainian territory but also from Belarus. And we all equally understand that this is a completely different level of escalation from Russia. There must be an appropriate response,” he emphasized.
In turn, Tusk informed about the consequences and circumstances already established, including the fact that debris of Russian drones, among them Iranian Shaheds, were found in many towns and villages.
“Since last night, our military has been sharing all the information we have, and we continue this cooperation,” the President noted.
According to him, there are several reasons for such brazen behavior by Russia, “and they are absolutely obvious to everyone”.
Zelenskyy stated that countries must work on a joint air defense system and create an effective air shield over Europe. “Ukraine has long proposed this, and we have concrete solutions. We must respond together to all current challenges and be ready for potential threats to all Europeans in the future,” the Head of State stressed.
He added that it is also necessary to jointly and significantly increase funding for the production of interceptor drones, “they have already proven their effectiveness”.
In addition, Zelenskyy offered Poland assistance, training, and expertise in shooting down Russian drones, including Shaheds.
