{"id":164264,"date":"2025-09-13T17:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-says-it-will-defend-every-inch-of-nato-territory-after-poland-shoots-down-russian-drones-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:37:10","slug":"u-s-says-it-will-defend-every-inch-of-nato-territory-after-poland-shoots-down-russian-drones-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-says-it-will-defend-every-inch-of-nato-territory-after-poland-shoots-down-russian-drones-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. says it will defend 'every inch' of NATO territory after Poland shoots down Russian drones – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The United States vowed Friday to defend \u201cevery inch of NATO territory\u201d after a number of suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace<\/a> during an attack on Ukraine<\/a>.
Tensions have been high across Europe as leaders condemned the airspace violation on Wednesday \u2014 a first since Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022 \u2014 as the latest sign of escalation from the Kremlin, which has rebuffed President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s bid to broker peace talks.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it was \u201cthe closest we have been to open conflict since World War II,\u201d but Moscow downplayed the incident, saying it had \u201cno plans to target\u201d facilities in Poland.
Trump said Thursday that Russia\u2019s alleged drone incursion into Poland could have been a mistake, but his acting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Dorothy Shea, appeared to try to reassure Washington\u2019s NATO allies on Friday following Trump\u2019s remarks.
Violating the airspace of a U.S. ally, \u201cintentionally or otherwise,\u201d showed \u201cimmense disrespect for good-faith U.S. efforts to bring an end to this conflict,\u201d she told the U.N. Security Council.
\u201cThe United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd rest assured, we will defend every inch of NATO territory.\u201d
Poland and the U.S. are members of NATO, which at its core is a mutual defense pact formed after World War II to address the threat posed by the Soviet Union, meaning an attack on one may be considered an attack on all.
NATO on Friday launched operation \u201cEastern Sentry\u201d to bolster the defense of Europe\u2019s eastern flank in response to the strikes, which saw the drones shot down with the help of NATO allies.
\u201cWe must, as NATO, make clear our resolve and our ability to defend our territory, and that is exactly what Eastern Sentry is designed to do,\u201d NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said at a news conference at the organization\u2019s headquarters in Brussels.
Rutte made the announcement standing beside NATO\u2019s top commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who said military activity would commence in the coming days, involving \u201ca range of assets from allies including Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Germany and others.\u201d
Rutte said NATO was still weighing the possible intent behind the alleged incursion but called the action \u201creckless and unacceptable,\u201d whether intentional or not.
NATO already has substantial assets in Eastern Europe, including thousands of troops.
It did not specify how many additional troops would be involved in the new operation.
Moscow has intensified its bombing of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure since Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> held a peace summit in Alaska<\/a> nearly a month ago.
European allies have said these large-scale aerial assaults indicate that Putin has no interest in bringing the war in Ukraine to a close.
Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London.\u00a0
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