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Drone Barrage Over Poland Was a Test for NATO, and the U.S.
A continent already on edge over the Ukraine war sees a Russian challenge to NATO readiness and to an America that wants to disengage from Europe.The flock of Russian drones that entered Poland from Belarus on Tuesday night and Wednesday was a sharp reminder of how easily the war in Ukraine could set Europe ablaze.
Europe is a continent already on edge. Russia is militarizing, spending nearly 7 percent of its gross domestic product on the military and training schoolchildren in basic martial skills. There is widespread uncertainty about precisely what President Trump’s commitment to Ukraine, NATO and European security really means.
Polish, Ukrainian and many Western officials believe the Russian drone barrage was intentional, although Russia sent conflicting messages about that, and the top general of its ally Belarus said the drones had veered off course. But in any case, Russia got important intelligence for the future, testing and revealing NATO’s readiness and responses to any incursion.
Russia also sent a reminder to European leaders that their idea of sending troops to Ukraine as a security guarantee against Russian intervention would be very risky, given that any attack on them could also be put down by Moscow to errant munitions.
Wait.........he isn't the prez any longer. He hasn't made veiled threats to punish Russia only to back off. He isn't the guy who gave Putin a red carpet welcome to a summit that achieved nothing. He isn't the guy who admired Putin's "strong leadership." He isn't the guy who called Zelenskyy a dictator.
He's the guy who recognized the value of the NATO alliance and orchestrated sending military aid to Ukraine from allied countries.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday evening that seeks to bar President Donald Trump from withdrawing from NATO amid renewed concerns over his commitment to the 29-nation military pact.
US House votes overwhelmingly to bar US exit from NATO
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday evening that seeks to bar President Donald Trump from withdrawing from NATO amid renewed concerns over his commitment to the 29-nation military pact.