German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned Russia on Wednesday for sending drones into NATO member Poland in a "reckless action" that he said had threatened lives.

"Russia has endangered human lives in a state that is a member of NATO and the EU," Merz said in a statement.

"This reckless action is part of a long chain of provocations in the Baltic Sea region and on NATO's eastern flank. The German government condemns this aggressive Russian action in the strongest possible terms."

Later, Merz said he had spoken on the phone with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and that he shared his view that "this is a very serious threat to peace throughout Europe".

"This is a new level of attacks that we are seeing from Russia," Merz said at a press conference in Berlin.

"The Russian government's

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