NATO to beef up defense of Europe's eastern flank after Poland drone incursions

NATO to beef up defense of Europe's eastern flank after Poland drone incursions NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich speaks during a news conference on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday. BRUSSELS/WARSAW/UNITED NATIONS - NATO announced plans to beef up the defense of Europe's eastern flank on Friday, two days after Poland shot down drones that had violated its airspace in the first known action of its kind by a member of the Western alliance during Russia's war in Ukraine. At the United Nations, the United States called the airspace violations alarming and vowed to defend every inch of NATO territory, remarks that appeared aimed at assuaging Washington's NATO allies after President Donald Trump said Russia's drone incursion could have been a mistake. Warsaw has portrayed the drone incursions as an attempt by Russia to test the capabilities of Poland and NATO to respond. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.