Trump says he 'would' help defend Poland and Baltic states if Russia keeps escalating

Published on 21/09/2025 - 18:23 GMT+2

Trump’s reply comes astatine a clip of accrued unit from NATO regarding accrued levels of Russian escalation successful Europe. Several countries, including Lithuania, Estonia, and the Czech Republic, person urged NATO to instrumentality a stronger effect to Russian provocations, including shooting down Russian jets that breach the alliance’s borders. 

The reactions travel aft Russia violated NATO airspace successful Estonia for 12 minutes connected Friday, causing the state to invoke NATO nonfiction 4 and an exigency gathering of the UN information council. About a week and a fractional ago, an estimated 19 drones violated Polish airspace, causing Poland to bash the same. 

“We indispensable respond appropriately, including perchance shooting down Russian aircraft,” helium said, adding: “What has happened successful caller days successful Poland and Estonia, and what has been happening successful Ukraine for 4 years now, concerns america all. If we don't instrumentality together, sooner oregon aboriginal it volition hap to america too," Czech President Petr Pavel said. 

Lithuanian defence curate Dovile Sakaliene besides suggested that Russian drones beryllium changeable down successful a station published connected X.

"Three state combatant jets implicit Tallinn is 1 much hard impervious that #EasternSentry is agelong due. NATOs borderline successful the North East is being tested for a reason. We request to mean business. PS. Türkiye acceptable an illustration 10 years ago. Some nutrient for thought," she wrote.

Poland’s defence curate besides called for much urgent NATO reactions connected Sunday, arsenic helium reacted to the latest infringement into Estonian airspace.

“NATO should respond precise firmly and unequivocally to Russia’s provocations,” helium said connected Sunday successful Boguchwała successful the Podkarpacie region.

In effect to the astir caller violations of their airspace, the Estonian overseas ministry announced that “On September 22... the United Nations Security Council volition convene an exigency gathering successful effect to Russia’s brazen usurpation of Estonian airspace past Friday.”