LEADERS REACT TO DRONES SHOT DOWN OVER POLAND

POLISH PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK

"We are dealing with a large-scale provocation ... We are ready to repel such provocations. The situation is serious, and no-one doubts that we must prepare for various scenarios."

"The fact that these drones, which posed a security threat, were shot down changes the political situation."

"This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two."

ANDREY ORDASH, RUSSIAN CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN POLAND, CITED BY RUSSIA'S RIA STATE NEWS AGENCY

"We see the accusations as groundless. No evidence that these drones are of Russian origin has been presented."

KAJA KALLAS, EUROPEAN UNION HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY

"Russia's war is escalating, not ending.

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