OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada summoned Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland this week, as Ottawa looks to help a new effort by the NATO military alliance reinforce its eastern flank.

The summoning occurred hours after Poland reported multiple Russian drones had entered Polish territory between Tuesday and Wednesday. NATO allies shot down some of the devices.

"On Wednesday, Canada summoned the Russian ambassador and officially reprimanded Russia for the drone attacks over Polish airspace," Anand told The Canadian Press in an interview on Friday afternoon.

"It speaks to the absolute unacceptability of the incursion into Polish airspace, and therefore NATO airspace."

Her office provided a departmental readout of the summoning, which described

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