Overview

• Rep. Joe Wilson said Russia’s overnight drone incursions into Poland amount to an “act of war” and called Vladimir Putin a war criminal.
• He urged President Trump to impose mandatory sanctions to “bankrupt the Russian war machine” and to arm Ukraine with weapons capable of striking inside Russia.
• Polish officials reported that their military shot down Russian drones that repeatedly violated Polish airspace during attacks on neighboring Ukraine.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the incidents as a likely “large-scale provocation” and said the situation is serious with preparations for various scenarios.
• Wilson noted the timing came less than a week after Trump hosted Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House, as online reactions pointed to Republican unease over the administration’s Russia response.