UK Primeโค Minister Urges trump to Pressure Putin Amid Escalating ‘Recklessness’
LONDON – British Prime Minister rishi Sunak has reportedly urged former โขU.S. President Donald Trump to use โขhis โฃinfluence to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid growing concerns โover escalating Russianโค “recklessness.” The โขcall cameโข as European โฃofficials โdiscussed bolstering defenses against Russian drones, includingโข the potential creation of a “drone wall” along the EU’s eastern border.
The urgency follows a recent drone incursion โฃinto Polish airspace last week, highlighting vulnerabilities in European and NATOโข defense systems. Whileโ Polish andโข NATO forces successfully intercepted several drones, the incident exposed gaps in existing protective measures.
European defense commissioner Andrius Kubiliusโ announced plans โขto convene talks with defenceโค ministersโ next week to accelerateโฃ the development of the “drone โขwall” concept. “We want really to move ahead โwithโฃ very, veryโค intensive and effective preparations to start to fill this gap, which is really veryโ dangerous for us โฆ โas quicklyโฃ as we can do it,” Kubilius told Reuters. The EU’s executive arm aims to swiftly translate the โคidea into a concrete โคdefense line, with potential insights from โฃUkraine – which couldโค share lessonsโ from itsโ ongoing war with Russia, triggered by the 2022 invasion.โ Several EUโฃ countries were โalreadyโข discussing the concept prior to the Polish incident.
Meanwhile, Ukraineโ hasโ intensified โstrikesโค on Russianโค oil infrastructure, recently targeting a major oil processing and petrochemical complex and an oil refinery withinโ Russia. These strikes are part of โa broader campaign to disrupt Russia’sโ oil and โขgas sector.
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