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President Donald Trump was immediately mocked for his blunt response to Russia’s violation of Polish airspace on Tuesday in the latest development of the Ukraine war.
President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday with a degree of bemusement toward Russia’s drone incursion into Poland, a NATO member that Trump has previously vowed to defend amid heightened tensions with Moscow.
Poland rejected on Friday a suggestion by Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the U.S. president from one of Washington's closest European allies.
President Trump offered his first reaction to Russia's drone incursion on Poland, which the country's military and European leaders condemned as "unprecedented."
Republican senators are ratcheting up their demands for President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Russia, as the White House has signaled an openness toward a second phase of sanctions against Moscow.
Moscow insists it did not plan to hit targets in Poland, after Warsaw says it shot down Russian drones in its airspace.
European leaders swiftly and universally criticized incursion by Moscow as a dangerous escalation.
Poland said 19 Russian drones entered its airspace early on Wednesday. After the drones were shot down with NATO assistance, leaders across Europe condemned the incident.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a memorial service at the Pentagon before traveling to New York for the Yankees' game against the Detroit Tigers.
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