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Kyiv and Warsaw signed a security agreement in July which could now see the Polish military “intercepting” missiles and drones fired towards Poland which are over Ukrainian airspace for their own national security to protect lives.

The Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said neighbouring countries to Ukraine are “responsible for protecting their own airspace,” this is something that the NATO chief does not want to happen, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Over recent months Russian drones have violated Poland’s airspace and NATO allies have urged Warsaw to exercise restraint against Moscow.

Sikorski told the FT, “Membership in NATO does not trump each country’s responsibility for the protection of its own airspace – it’s our own constitutional duty.

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Sikorski told the FT, “Membership in NATO does not trump each country’s responsibility for the protection of its own airspace – it’s our own constitutional duty.

I’m personally of the view that, when hostile missiles are on a course of entering our airspace, it would be legitimate self-defense (to strike them) because once they do cross into our airspace, the risk of debris injuring someone is significant.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has objected to Poland shooting down missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory over fears the alliance will become “part of the conflict” with Russia.

Sikorski has warned that Russian missiles and drones landing inside Polish territory risks lives, so “intercepting” them whilst they are high over Ukraine means it will be easier to shoot them down, he added, the “Ukrainians have told us: you’re welcome.”

Last week Poland was on high alert as a “military object” entered Polish airspace following the largest attack on Ukraine to date.

More than 200 ballistic cruise missiles were fired onto Ukraine and around 100 kamikaze drones, Poland scrambled their fighter jets to protect their airspace.

Speaking to Reuters Jacek Goryszewski, a spokesperson for Poland’s Operational Command said it was “most likely [the object] was a drone, and we assume so because the trajectory of the flight and speed indicate that it was definitely not a missile.”