Overview

• Polish state security disabled a drone flying over government buildings in Warsaw, including the Belvedere residence, and detained two Belarusian citizens for questioning.
• NATO activated Eastern Sentry to boost surveillance and air defenses on the eastern flank, with allied jets scrambling over Poland and Romania and Germany doubling its deployed Eurofighters.
• Alliance planners are weighing rapid counter‑drone procurement and Ukrainian methods such as the 'Sky Fortress' concept, alongside emerging interceptor drones from European startups.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow claimed NATO is at war with Russia, and Dmitri Medwedew warned that any NATO enforcement of Ukrainian airspace or shootdowns would be treated as war.
• German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged a stronger allied response and potential sanctions, while Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki called for readiness and backed President Trump’s push to end Russian oil purchases.