NATO pledges increased Ukraine support as Russia strikes near border

What the report says

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the alliance will provide more support to Ukraine and strengthen its own defences along the eastern frontier after Russian drone strikes landed near the Poland-Ukraine border. His remarks came on Monday in Brussels, following attacks on a train in Ukraine close to NATO territory and another strike near a crossing point, incidents that raised fresh concerns about spillover into Poland and other neighbouring states.

According to Al Jazeera’s report, the strike on the train occurred shortly after a diplomatic delegation that included former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt had passed through the station. Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz also said Poland recovered what it believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near Jaroslawiec. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the attacks appeared intended to frighten Western countries away from helping Kyiv.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia may intensify actions near Ukraine’s western borders in the coming weeks and months, and said he would consult NATO allies about a possible joint response. Separately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov defended Russian military operations across Ukraine. The article also noted that U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to strike each other’s energy infrastructure, though neither side publicly confirmed that claim.