{"id":131855,"date":"2025-09-12T08:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/131855\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:41:10","slug":"poland-says-russias-drone-incursion-wasnt-a-mistake-after-trumps-speculation-europe-live-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/131855\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live | Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p>21 reported drone incursions into Poland, president&#8217;s senior aide says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, Marcin Przydacz, the most senior foreign policy aide to Poland\u2019s president Karol Nawrocki, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/0YHvW-22E34?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an interview with Radio Zet<\/a> this morning that the number of reported Russian drones that crossed into Poland\u2019s territory went up to 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Not all of them have been found yet, he said. As of last night, Poland\u2019s interior ministry confirmed retrieving 17 drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Przydacz also cautioned against what he said was a campaign of Russian disinformation, which sought to make people believe that the drones were Ukrainian, stressing that Polish authorities were \u201cclear\u201d they were Russian and launched from the Russian territory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/12\/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68c3d91b8f084b3c85a4d35b#block-68c3d91b8f084b3c85a4d35b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Despite the strong reaction from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/poland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poland<\/a>, it is worth noting that Trump\u2019s comments appear to be broadly in line with those by US air force general and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Alexus Gregory Grynkewich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Appearing alongside the Lithuanian defence minister, Grynkewich told a press conference in Vilnius on Thursday that \u201cwe do not yet know if this was an intentional act or an unintentional act\u201d from Russia (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/11\/europe-live-news-updates-poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest?page=with%3Ablock-68c29d9a8f0803106a118f68#block-68c29d9a8f0803106a118f68\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Europe Live, Thursday<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/12\/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68c3d6e28f0880bae9c52022#block-68c3d6e28f0880bae9c52022\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine pledging support for thousands injured in war<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Prince Harry has also made a surprise visit to Kyiv after an invitation from the Ukrainian government, saying he wanted to do \u201ceverything possible\u201d to help the recovery of the thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/nov\/26\/ukraine-amputee-veterans-disability-war-invasion-daniel-melnyk-marta-syrko\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">military personnel who have been seriously injured<\/a> in the three-year war against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: David Levene\/The Guardian<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">During the trip to the Ukrainian capital, he and a team from his Invictus Games Foundation are set to detail new initiatives to support the rehabilitation of the wounded, with the eventual aim of providing help to all areas of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Earlier this year it was estimated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a> war had already left 130,000 people with permanent disabilities \u2013 and the government has now put rehabilitation through sport at the heart of its policy for helping veterans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking to the Guardian on an overnight train to the capital, the Duke of Sussex said: \u201cWe cannot stop the war but what we can do is do everything we can to help the recovery process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He added: \u201cWe can continue to humanise the people involved in this war and what they are going through. We have to keep it in the forefront of people\u2019s minds. I hope this trip will help to bring it home to people because it\u2019s easy to become desensitised to what has been going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/12\/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68c3d6038f0880bae9c5201b#block-68c3d6038f0880bae9c5201b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>&#8216;We were supposed to have sanctions; instead, we got Alaska,&#8217; Poland&#8217;s foreign minister on Trump&#8217;s decisions on Russia<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Overnight, Sikorski also appeared on Fox News, saying \u201cit\u2019s hard to believe\u201d that the incursions could have been a mistake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He also said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to change Vladimir Putin\u2019s calculations. We need to convince him that he cannot conquer Ukraine at an acceptable cost. And to do that, we need to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. <\/p>\n<p>We need to starve Russia of the resources to continue prosecuting this criminal war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a bruising comment on Trump\u2019s recent decisions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/russia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a>, he added:<\/p>\n<p>We were supposed to have sanctions, and instead, we got Alaska. And since then, as you say, attacks have intensified.<\/p>\n<p>US president Donald Trump greets Russia&#8217;s president Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/12\/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68c3d42c8f0880bae9c51ffd#block-68c3d42c8f0880bae9c51ffd\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Poland\u2019s foreign minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski is in Kyiv today on a previously unannounced visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a short video clip in front of the Polish embassy in Kyiv, seemingly intended to respond to Trump\u2019s comments overnight, he appeared with Poland\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Kyiv, Piotr \u0141ukasiewicz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cMinister, I report that after the recent drone and missile attack on Kyiv, the damage to our embassy and consulates has been repaired, and we are operating normally under these conditions,\u201d \u0141ukasiewicz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sikorski replied:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the night when 19 Russian drones flew over Poland, over 400 drones and 40 missiles flew over Ukraine. These were not mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/12\/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68c3d2b68f0880bae9c51ff1#block-68c3d2b68f0880bae9c51ff1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Morning opening: We wish it it was, but it wasn&#8217;t a mistake<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757666470_103_Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jakub Krupa<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Poland\u2019s political leadership appears increasingly concerned by the muted US response to Thursday\u2019s Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace.<\/p>\n<p>A Polish police officer stands near a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fragment, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by Poland, in Czesniki, Poland. Photograph: Polsat News\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As more and more European partners condemn the incident and declare their support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/poland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poland<\/a> with concrete offers of help, the US president, Donald Trump, appeared to be more dismissive last night as he said it \u201ccould have been an mistake\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cRegardless, I\u2019m not happy about anything having to do with that whole situation,\u201d Trump told reporters, before adding in general terms: \u201cBut hopefully it\u2019s going to come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Overnight, Poland\u2019s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Rados\u0142aw Sikorski, said simply: \u201cNo, it wasn\u2019t a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">This was further followed by the country\u2019s prime minister, Donald Tusk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn\u2019t. And we know it,\u201d Tusk said in a pointed social media rebuttal in English this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The diplomatic offensive comes hours before the UN security council gathers in New York to discuss the incident on Poland\u2019s request and we will no doubt hear more from Poland and its European allies in the build up to the meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s Friday, 12 September 2025, it\u2019s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Poland says Russia\u2019s drone incursion \u2018wasn\u2019t a mistake\u2019 after Trump\u2019s speculation \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/sep\/12\/poland-russia-drones-ukraine-war-latest-news-europe-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68c3cd9c8f0880bae9c51fbf#block-68c3cd9c8f0880bae9c51fbf\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 21 reported drone incursions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-131855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}