Poland is considering a Ukrainian proposal to intercept Russian rockets that are on course to hit cities in Ukraine or enter Polish territory, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski said following a speech at the American Enterprise Institute on the sidelines of the NATO summit on Friday. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a frontline state and Russian missiles breach our airspace \u2013 we assume by mistake,\u201d Sikorski said. <\/p>\n
Sikorski explained that some missiles fired from around St. Petersburg fly along the Polish border through Belarusian airspace, before briefly entering Polish airspace for about 40 seconds before hitting targets inside Ukraine. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur dilemma is the following: if we shoot them down only when they enter our airspace, the debris is a threat to our citizens and to our property,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the Ukrainians are saying, \u2018Please, we will not mind, do it over our airspace when they\u2019re in imminent danger of crossing into Polish territory,\u2019\u201d he said, \u201cTo my mind, that\u2019s self-defense but we are exploring the idea.\u201d <\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Warsaw to sign a security cooperation agreement between the two countries. <\/p>\n
Sikorski said the idea of Poland downing Russian missiles was discussed in that agreement. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt this stage, this is an idea. What our agreement said is we will explore this idea,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Polish Defense Minister W\u0142adys\u0142aw Kosiniak-Kamysz told Polish national radio service Polskie Radio 24 that such a decision would only be made with NATO allies. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf NATO does not make such a decision, Poland will not make it individually,\u201d Kosiniak-Kamysz said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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