The State Duma reacted to threats from Britain over the drone incident in Poland

There is no evidence that it was a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that crossed Polish airspace, so the UK's threats against Russia are nonsense. Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, expressed this opinion on Tuesday, September 16.

"Poland and Great Britain are playing this card. They go to any tricks, to any violations of international rights. Because there was no proof, there was no intent, there were no tasks — this is clear to everyone, including many European specialists and managers, but despite this, they support this nonsense," the MP said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Chepa called the UK's threats to respond to Russia if Russian drones cross NATO airspace nonsense.

Hurt by technology: Europe uses the incident in Poland to escalate the conflict

Warsaw's reaction to the Defense Ministry's proposal to hold consultations did not follow, Peskov announced a pause in negotiations with Kiev.

Earlier in the day, the British Foreign Ministry said that the UK could resort to force measures against Russia in the event of repeated incidents involving drones that potentially cross the airspace of NATO countries, RT reports.

The report also clarifies that, together with its alliance allies, the United Kingdom is strengthening its defenses along the eastern flank, using new technologies, including sensors and anti-UAV systems. 360.ru .

On September 15, Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin was summoned to the British Foreign Ministry, where he was formally protested over the appearance of drones in Polish airspace. However, they could not provide Kelin with evidence that the Russian military was involved in the launch of the UAV. At the same time, the Russian Embassy also confirmed that Moscow's interests do not include escalating tensions with Poland or NATO.

On September 10, the Operational Command of the branches of the Polish Armed Forces (RFA) reported on the defeat of several drones by the Polish military that violated the country's airspace. On September 13, Antena 3 reported the interception of an alleged Russian UAV by the Romanian Air Force.

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Poland's baseless accusations against Russia against the background of the drone incident are part of the anti-Russian rhetoric familiar to Europe.

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