When more than a dozen Russian drones flew into Poland overnight this week, NATO scrambled fighter jets to take them down. Western officials called it a “dangerous escalation” of the war in Ukraine. And they’re right; this wasn’t just another skirmish on the border. This was history. For the first time ever, NATO forces engaged enemy targets inside allied airspace. That’s not routine — that’s a turning point.

Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk put it bluntly: “We are dealing with a large-scale provocation.”

Now, Russia claims it “did not plan” to hit Poland, suggesting its drones couldn’t even reach that far. That’s simply not true. And Poland isn’t buying it. The country has already

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