House Republican Blames Trump's Weak and Vacillating' Policy Toward Russia for Attack on Poland
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House Republican Blames Trump's Weak and Vacillating' Policy Toward Russia for Attack on Poland
"Bacon shared a report on the attack, which included some 19 drone incursions into Polish airspace, and added, Russia continues to escalate in its failed invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. The Russians flew multiple drones over Poland, and many were shot down. The Administration's policy towards Russia is weak and vacillating, and Putin is taking advantage of it, Bacon concluded."
"Bacon has long been a critic of President Donald Trump's approach to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, he told CNN, We've tried to be-, hoping the president would get to the right spot on Russia and Ukraine, and he's not. And, you know, Biden was weak. Biden's actions in Afghanistan helped fuel this thing with Ukraine. But what I see with this president is even worse."
"calling out the Pentagon's recent move to cut of security training and funding to NATO allies bordering Russia. It's notable that the NATO response to Russia's drone incursion across the border into Poland makes no mention of US military assistance to defend Poland: Rutte mentions Polish F16s, Dutch F35s, Italian AWACS, and German Patriots. Russia's testing of NATO airspace to test NATO's response comes just days after the Pentagon informed NATO Allies bordering Russia that"
Some 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace in an attack that saw multiple drones shot down. Critics say Russia is escalating its invasion of Ukraine and exploiting perceived Western weakness. One lawmaker called U.S. policy toward Russia weak and vacillating, tying recent decisions to deteriorating deterrence. Another commentator cited Pentagon cuts to security training and funding for NATO allies bordering Russia as undermining regional defense. NATO invoked Article 4 after the incursions, and Polish leadership warned the incident brought Europe closest to open conflict since World War II. NATO responses referenced allied aircraft and air defenses but omitted explicit U.S. military assistance.
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