"Warplanes were scrambled early on Wednesday after Ukraine's air force warned that Russian drones had entered Nato-member Poland's airspace. Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness, Poland's operational command said. The Ukrainian air force said drones were heading west and threatening the city of Zamosc in Poland."
"Poland will close its border with Belarus on Thursday as a result of the very aggressive Zapad military exercises taking place in Belarus involving Russia, Donald Tusk has announced. The Polish prime minister said it was also a response to a growing number of provocations from Russia and Belarus. Separately, Poland's president, Karol Nawrocki, warned that we do not trust Vladimir Putin's good intentions."
"The US Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal challenged Congress and Donald Trump to adopt a bipartisan bill imposing scorching secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian oil like China, India and Brazil. The long-proposed bill is co-sponsored by Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator. I believe the president should be supportive, Blumenthal told NPR on Tuesday. The time has come for action. The president's been mocked and played by Putin, and I think the president ought to be furious that Putin has stalled and stonewalled in this way. And about this bill, there are 85 co-sponsors, evenly divided Democrat and Republican which I think shows the level of support in the Congress for these kinds of sanctions."
Russian drones entered Polish airspace, triggering warplanes to scramble and Polish and allied aircraft to operate in the area. Ground-based air-defence and radar reconnaissance systems were raised to the highest state of readiness. Ukrainian reports said drones were heading west toward Zamosc and Rzeszow, causing temporary airport closures. Poland announced a border closure with Belarus during the Zapad exercises, citing provocations from Russia and Belarus. Poland's president expressed distrust of Vladimir Putin and warned of possible further invasions. US senators urged bipartisan secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian oil, backing a bill with 85 co-sponsors.
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