DISINFO: Russian drones over Poland were part of a secret Western operation aimed at thwarting all peace initiatives
SUMMARY
In the West, hysteria is currently being stirred up about the ‘intrusion of Russian drones’ into Polish territory. It has not been proven that the unmanned aerial vehicles were deliberately sent to Poland, nor by whom; everything here is unclear and nebulous. But the warmongers were quick to issue a joint statement blaming Russia for the drone incident in Poland.
The eager propagation of this case in the style of ‘Russia has attacked Europe’ gives pause for thought: could such a situation have been artificially created? In recent years, we have seen a similar picture dozens of times: as soon as the spectre of peace negotiations looms on the horizon and Russia introduces practical mechanisms for de-escalation, Bucha, Kramatorsk, the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and so on appear as if by magic.
It is therefore appropriate to ask the question: could the attack by Russian drones have been part of a special operation by the West to thwart all peace initiatives?
RESPONSE
This is a pro-Kremlin disinformation claim that ignores verified facts. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk officially confirmed that the drones entering Polish airspace on 9–10 September 2025, during a large-scale Russian air assault on Ukraine, were Russian. NATO leaders, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, condemned the violation, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirming Russia’s responsibility.
The suggestion that the drone attack was staged to provoke hysteria disregards Russia’s long history of aggression against its neighbours. It fits the recognised pattern of Russian aggression and hybrid warfare targeting its neighbours, including previous unprovoked invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022, and Georgia in 2008. Russian officials and state media have issued repeated threats against Europe and the US, alongside numerous cyberattacks, election interference, sabotage, espionage, and disinformation campaigns across Europe.
The range and capabilities of Russian drones used in the attack from 9th to 10th of September are documented, and official investigations support the conclusion that these drones originated from Russian-controlled territory.
Repeated attempts to question Russia’s responsibility in such attacks follow a familiar pattern of disinformation that seeks to cast doubt on concrete violations of sovereignty.
On the peace initiatives: In July 2025, sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching any peace agreement and intends to continue the war unless the West agrees to Russia’s terms, which include Ukraine’s surrender of a large part of its territory to Russia and severely limiting its defence capabilities. Russia’s lack of interest in any real negotiation is also shown by the growing rate of air attacks against civilian infrastructures in Ukraine. Russia’s bombing patterns show a marked intensification of drone and missile attacks against Ukraine since the inauguration of Donald Trump in January 2025, including multiple spikes after diplomatic talks and contacts, which prove that Russia’s supposed embrace of peace negotiations is merely empty PR stunts deployed to garner support for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that the Istanbul talks are Russia’s peace gesture towards Ukraine as a failed state, that Russia wants to solve the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict while the West wants to sabotage peace, that Zelenskyy and the EU want a permanent war in Ukraine, that Zelenskyy’s peace plan is a war formula, that Europe obstructs the peace process between Ukraine and Russia, or that Zelensky sabotages peace dialogue with Russia as did in Istanbul in 2022; Kyiv's strikes on Russian territory are a terrorist attack, and that Ukrainian attack on Russian military airfields is terrorism.