The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, appears to be provoking the United States President, Donald Trump, with recent drone activities over Poland.
Following the invasion of Ukraine, Putin, who is 72 years old, has been challenging the radar defense systems of Russia’s neighboring countries by deploying drones into Polish airspace.
This action prompted Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister, Radek Sikorski, to assert that Putin is ‘mocking’ Trump, following their recent peace talks in Alaska.
“Poland’s airspace was breached 19 times by drones manufactured in Russia,” Sikorski stated, according to The Express.
“The assessment of Polish and NATO air forces is that they did not veer off course but were targeted.
“The Kremlin is again mocking President Trump’s peace efforts,” Sikorski added.
These drones, identified as Russian, entered Polish airspace early last Wednesday (September 10) but were subsequently shot down.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported Sikorski’s claim, suggesting that the incursion of Russian drones was a deliberate hostile act.
Should their assumptions prove accurate, Trump may find himself speculating about Putin’s next steps.
The two leaders recently met for a few hours to discuss possible solutions to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
In parallel, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for European nations to halt their oil and gas imports from Russia, Trump reinforced this stance on Truth Social.
The 79-year-old expressed his readiness to enforce ‘major sanctions’ against Russia, contingent on NATO’s agreement to stop purchasing oil from the nation.
“As you know, NATO’s commitment to WIN has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian Oil, by some, has been shocking!”, he communicated over the weekend.
“It greatly weakens your negotiating position, and bargaining power, over Russia. Anyway, I am ready to ‘go’ when you are.
“Just say when? I believe that this, plus NATO, as a group, placing 50% to 100% TARIFFS ON CHINA, to be fully withdrawn after the WAR with Russia and Ukraine is ended, will also be of great help in ENDING this deadly, but RIDICULOUS, WAR,” he continued in his social media post.
Trump further asserted that although it ‘wasn’t his war’, he was eager to end it and save ‘thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives’.
“If NATO does as I say, the WAR will end quickly, and all of those lives will be saved! If not, you are just wasting my time, and the time, energy, and money of the United States.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”