Ukraine’s president says Kremlin checking Europe’s capacity to protect its skies following new drone sightings

Vladimir Putin will expand his war in Ukraine by attacking another European country, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has predicted, and accused Russia of recent drone incursions that he said were an attempt to test Nato’s defences.

Speaking in Kyiv after his meeting with Donald Trump at the UN in New York, the Ukrainian president said Russia was preparing for a bigger conflict. “Putin will not wait to finish his war in Ukraine. He will open up some other direction. Nobody knows where. He wants that,” he said.

Ukraine’s president said the Kremlin was deliberately checking Europe’s capacity to protect its skies, after drone sightings in Denmark, Poland and Romania and the violation of Estonian airspace by Russian fighter jets. More drones were spotted on Friday night above a Danish military base, and over a Norwegian base on Saturday.

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    18 hours ago

    I understand what you mean, but I’d prefer Hungary and Slovakia changed course, and went full in for Europe and democracy.
    Anyways it’s not ours (EU or NATO) to give away.

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      15 hours ago

      As a friend of both a Hungarian and a Slovakian (and also a few people from a few other niched European nations) I gotta say: nobody deserves to get fucking bombed just because their leaders are twats. Even if they voted for them. Although it’s tempting sometimes to let yourself think it, innit.

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        12 hours ago

        Sadly, both Hungary and Slovakia are in the same predicament: the governments control all MSM / terrestrial radio and television, and the older, voting generations are entirely captivated by it.

        Hopefully the tide will turn come next election in Hungary. Orbán is on thin fucking ice right now.