This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War II," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

The incursion of a significant number of Russian drones into Poland is a dramatic and unsettling escalation of the war in Ukraine.

Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — France said it’s deploying fighter jets to Poland and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Russia’s oil revenues and war machine Friday as European countries took steps to deter Moscow’s aggression after an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory.

Cameron Norrie survives a scare against world number 545 Tomasz Berkieta to give Great Britain a 1-0 lead over Poland in the Davis Cup.

All border crossings between Poland and Belarus were closed overnight on Sept. 12, ahead of the start of joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises, Polish news outlet Onet reported. Traffic across the border was suspended in both directions, including cars and cargo trains.

Fitch Ratings may downgrade Poland’s sovereign score if the country fails to stabilize its government debt level or maintain economic growth momentum, according to Milan Trajkovic, an associate director at the rating company.