Reuters, September 12 local time reported that after a suspected Russian drone entered Polish airspace, U.S. acting representative to the United Nations Dorothy Shea spoke at the Security Council meeting, stating that the U.S. would "defend every inch of NATO territory."
The report said that in addition to condemning Russia's "violation of Polish airspace" and expressing that the U.S. would stand with NATO allies, Shea also accused Russian President Putin of increasing bombing on Ukraine after the "Trump-Putin meeting" in Alaska, trying to force Ukraine to accept a ceasefire by force.
Shea claimed: "These actions, plus intentional or unintentional violations of the airspace of American allies, are a great disrespect for the sincere efforts of the United States to end this conflict."
On September 12, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea (center) attended the UN Security Council meeting Reuters
On September 10 prior, Poland shot down several "invading" Russian drones with support from NATO, and activated Article 4 consultations. Reuters reported that this was the first time since the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia conflict that a NATO member state directly opened fire on a Russian target.
Former US President Trump previously stated that the Russian drone invasion into Poland may have been a "mistake," trying to downplay the impact of the incident and reassure NATO allies. Russia previously also stated that at the time of the incident, the Russian military was conducting a military operation against Ukraine, and had no intention of attacking Polish targets.
But all sides in Poland strongly denied the statement that the Russian drone entering Poland was a "mistake."
Poland's State Secretary Marcin Bosacki speaks at the Security Council Reuters
"We know, I say again, we know it is not a mistake," said Poland's representative Marcin Bosacki at the Security Council, showing a photo of a downed drone, pointing out that it was engraved with Russian text, "Poland will not be intimidated."
On the 12th, the United States and Western allies also issued a joint statement, and Bosacki read the statement before the Security Council meeting that day. The statement expressed concern over the "invasion" of Russian drones, accused Russia of violating international law and the UN Charter, and demanded that Russia stop its military operations in Ukraine and cease further provocations.
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