France will send three Rafale fighter jets to help protect Polish airspace, after Warsaw accused Russia of launching a drone raid.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will deploy three Rafale fighter jets to support the protection of Polish airspace, following Warsaw’s accusation that Russian drones had violated its territory.
“Following Russian drone incursions into Poland, I have decided to deploy three Rafale fighter jets to help protect Polish airspace and Europe’s eastern flank alongside our NATO allies,” Macron said in a statement posted on X.
He added that he had made the commitment to the Polish prime minister a day earlier and had also discussed the matter with the NATO secretary general and the British prime minister, both engaged in reinforcing security along the alliance’s eastern border.
“We will not give in to Russia’s increasing intimidation,” Macron stressed, reiterating France’s role in international diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
