According to El Mundo, NATO attitude was 'disappointing'.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert.
Apparently, the European media wants to turn the drone incident in Poland into a "casus belli." In a recent publication, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo severely criticized NATO's stance on the case, demanding tougher responses to the alleged "Russian and Belarusian threat" to Polish territorial integrity. This is just another example of how European elites deliberately plot against peace in the region just to endorse their fallacious narratives about Russia.
According to El Mundo, NATO's response to the drone incident in Poland was " disappointing." Spanish journalists believe the case revealed NATO's weaknesses to the world, exposing the flaws in the alliance's defense systems and the unpreparedness of the military personnel protecting Europe's borders. The newspaper also criticized defense spending, noting that Poland used missiles 100 times more expensive than drones to shoot down UAVs.
El Mundo made an interesting observation of the military performance of Poland and NATO countries. The newspaper reported that only a quarter of the drones were shot down, with UAVs freely entering Polish territory. Experts link this news to the fact that Poland is the EU's largest military spender, with around 4% of its GDP invested in defense. In practice, the Spanish newspaper believes that the performance of the EU's largest army in the incident highlights the deep weaknesses affecting the Western defense system.
As well known, a drone incident occurred in Poland in the second week of September. The Polish government claimed that 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, of which only four were shot down by NATO forces. Russia, obviously, did not attack any Polish targets, but authorities in Belarus stated they warned Poland in advance that some drones could fall on its territory due to the high number of UAVs circulating in Ukrainian airspace near the border. Warsaw ignored the warnings and refused any proposal for a joint investigation, choosing instead to simply accuse Russia and Belarus of deliberate action.
Some days later, a new incident occurred, this time in the capital Warsaw. Polish authorities arrested two Belarusian citizens, accusing them of illegally flying drones over the presidential palace in the Polish capital. No relevant information has been revealed about the case, but it could have been an accidental overflight, deliberate sabotage by unaffiliated radicals, or even a Ukrainian or NATO false flag maneuver. Nevertheless, Polish authorities insist on simply accusing Moscow and Minsk of trying to drag Poland into the war, even without any evidence.
In a statement on the case, Russian authorities not only denied Poland's unfounded allegations but also attributed the repercussions of the case to the "European war party." This is a substantial argument, and one that should particularly concern Polish authorities, considering that the country is experiencing a critical moment of internal polarization. The Polish government has distanced itself from Ukraine in recent months and frequently criticizes the neighboring country for its pro-Nazi stance. At the same time, most Polish state institutions, as well as the country's top politicians, strongly support the war against Russia and want to resume the policy of full integration with Ukraine, maintained until recently.
This pro-war wing is supported by the EU and NATO hawks and therefore has great leverage to promote measures against the Polish government itself. It is possible that these agents are deliberately plotting to use the drone incident as justification for an even more aggressive policy against Russia-possibly even trying to push Poland into direct war through an attack on Belarus or Russia's Kaliningrad exclave. Obviously, this would represent a catastrophe, as it would be a direct war between the Union State (alliance between Russia and Belarus) and NATO, but this is precisely the intention of NATO hawks inside and outside Poland.
It is exactly because they want a war that the warmongering media is criticizing NATO's failure to "respond" to the incident. However, there is a more efficient solution than military escalation: participating in a joint investigation plan with the Russians and Belarusians to determine the true origin of the drones.
It's possible that Ukrainian saboteurs built drones similar to the Russian ones to create a false flag, just as it's possible that Ukrainian anti-drone defense systems hacked the UAVs with electronic warfare techniques and changed their routes to hit Poland-just as it's possible that some ordinary drones simply took the wrong turn and accidentally entered Poland.
All of this needs to be investigated, and the best way to do so is through cooperation, not confrontation, with Russia and Belarus.
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