"On Friday (September 12), the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Carsten Breuer, visited participants in the "Quadriga" NATO exercise in Lithuania, and spoke plainly: "Russia's recent violation of Polish airspace has once again shown how important our commitment is," he said. "Our contribution to the defense of NATO's eastern flank is reliable we are ready to protect every inch of the alliance's territory.""
"The German government in Berlin did not want to leave it at strong words alone: On Thursday evening, Germany sent another two of its Eurofighter combat aircraft to eastern Poland to help monitor and defend NATO airspace on the border with Ukraine. After NATO was alarmed on Wednesday by reports that a total of 19 Russian drones had violated Polish airspace, top government officials in Berlin also appeared before cameras and condemned the incident in strong terms."
"While initial reactions were rather cautious because it was unclear whether these were deliberate provocations, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gave a clear message in the evening: "Russia has endangered human lives in Poland. In a country that belongs to NATO and the European Union. This completely reckless action by the Russian government is part of a long series of provocations that we have been seeing for months in the Baltic region and on NATO's eastern flank.""
German military leadership visited NATO exercise participants in Lithuania and emphasized the importance of commitment after a recent violation of Polish airspace. Germany dispatched two additional Eurofighter jets to eastern Poland to monitor and defend NATO airspace along the border with Ukraine. NATO reported that 19 Russian drones had entered Polish airspace, prompting strong condemnation from German officials. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Russia endangered human lives and framed the incident as part of repeated provocations on NATO's eastern flank. German spokespeople and NATO stated they have no doubts the drones originated from Russia despite U.S. presidential speculation of a possible mistake.
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