Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Russia sent drones into Polish airspace — On the day of Kirk's murder, Russia sent 19 drones into Poland—some armed and some unarmed—testing the strength of the neighboring country. With the help of allies, Poland shot down four of them. Poland belongs to NATO, with which the U.S. shares a mutual defense agreement. After the attack, Poland called an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker apparently did not attend.
• Trump characterized Russian drone incursion as possible mistake — Although Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, called Russia's violation of Polish airspace "intentional, not accidental," Trump told reporters that Russia's sending of drones into Poland "could've been a mistake."
• Polish officials contradict Trump on Russian drone attack — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk, and Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski all publicly contradicted President Trump's characterization of the Russian drone incursion as a potential mistake, with Tusk stating "We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't. And we know it." Tomczyk called it "a deliberate Russian attack" and Sikorski simply stated "No, that wasn't a mistake."
• Trump dismisses Russian drone incursion into Poland as "mistake" — When asked about Russian drones flying deep into Poland's airspace before being shot down, President Trump responded "It could have been a mistake." Polish officials, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk, and Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, all contradicted Trump, stating the drone attack was deliberate and not a mistake.