Yesterday's entry of drones into Polish airspace is a leading topic in the Western press today, BTA reported.
Russian provocation requires a united and serious response, says a headline in the "Times" newspaper. Putin deliberately violated NATO airspace with a massive invasion of drones into Poland, writes the British publication.
The massive entry of drones into Poland is a new challenge for NATO and allies, writes the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper.
Great Britain must show decisive support for Poland, says an editorial in the British publication. The Western response to the Russian drone attack should be led by NATO, says the Daily Telegraph.
Europe must stand by Poland, says the headline of an editorial in another British newspaper, the Independent.
Poland knows more than most European countries about the nature of war and the brutality of foreign occupation - since regaining independence in 1918, it has spent almost half its time under German or Russian domination, the publication writes.
"A potential war has always been perceived as unthinkable in Western Europe. In Warsaw, however, the danger feels much more real. So when Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that Russia's drone incursion into Polish airspace is an action that has raised the risk of military conflict "more than at any time since World War II," his words should be taken seriously, The Independent notes.
The British newspaper also writes that this is the first time in NATO history that its forces have directly attacked Russian forces, regardless of the fact that they are unmanned aerial vehicles.
By sending a number of drones into Polish airspace, Russia is testing NATO's military response and Europe's political will to support Ukraine with weapons and security guarantees in the event of an escalation, writes journalist and political analyst Paul Taylor in The Guardian.
Russia tests NATO's will, says the headline of editorial in the "Washington Post". The entry of drones into Poland requires a response, the American publication writes.
Putin escalates tensions, NATO alliance faces its first historic test, the French newspaper "Figaro" points out.
Putin provokes and threatens, reads the title of an editorial in the "Pais" newspaper. Only united action in view of the violation of Polish airspace can dissuade Moscow from expanding its aggression, the Spanish publication writes.