Polish PM Donald Tusk accuses Russia of planning acts of terrorism against airlines around the world
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It comes as Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack across Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure. Russia has conducted acts of sabotage worldwide, including “acts of air terror” against airlines, the Polish prime minister has claimed.
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Security officials have said that parcels that exploded at logistics depots in Europe were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States. The explosions occurred in depots in Britain, Germany and Poland in July.
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Speaking at a press conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Tusk said: "The latest information can confirm the validity of fears that Russia was planning acts of terrorism in the air not only against Poland.”. He did not say what acts he was referring to or elaborate on the contents of the information.
The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe. Azerbaijan has also accused Russia of unintentionally shooting down an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas day, killing 38 people. Mr Putin apologised for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible.
The pro-European Union government in Warsaw said that Russia is pursuing acts of hybrid war against Poland and other Western countries in retaliation for their support for Poland’s neighbour Ukraine in its struggle against Russia's full-scale invasion.
