Who could have predicted that when Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska last month , the Russian leader would see it as a green light to escalate his war in Europe?

Forgive the sarcasm, but it’s been blindingly obvious since Trump returned to office that his light-touch plan of bringing Putin to heel has failed at every step. Russian attacks on Ukraine have increased significantly since Trump’s White House return, while Putin has repeatedly tested Western solidarity – particularly that of the Nato alliance.

Arguably the biggest test of Nato came last night, as a number of Russian drones entered Polish airspace . Poland shot those drones down with the assistance of Nato allies, marking the first instance of a Nato country firing at a Russian target

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