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"We stand by our NATO Allies in the face of these airspace violations and will defend every inch of NATO territory," Whitaker posted on X.
The incursion occurred as the U.S. leader is struggling to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in direct peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end Russia's more than 3-year-old war in Ukraine.
Trump spoke Wednesday with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, who was at the White House last week for talks in which the two leaders discussed expanding the U.S. military presence i n Poland. Following the call, Nawrocki posted on X that the conversation "confirmed the unity of our alliance."
French President Emmanuel Macron said in an X post that he also spoke by phone with Trump about the ''worrying developments in the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, in particular following the incursion of Russian drones in Poland.'' The leaders also discussed Israel's strikes in Qatar on Tuesday targeting Hamas' leadership, a stunning escalation that risked upending a Trump administration-led effort at winding down the Gaza war and freeing hostages.