(12 Sep 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brussels, Belgium – 12 September 2025
1. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich walking on stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General:
"In the early hours of Wednesday, September 10th, numerous Russian drones violated Polish airspace. NATO’s air defenses were activated and successfully assured the defense of NATO territory. Whilst this was the largest concentration of violations of NATO airspace as we have seen, what happened on Wednesday was not an isolated incident. Russia’s recklessness in the air along our eastern flank is increasing in frequency. We have seen drones violate our airspace in Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Whether intentional or not, it is dangerous and unacceptable."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General:
"And today, General Grynkewich and I are here to announce that NATO is launching Eastern Sentry to bolster our posture even further along our eastern flank. This military activity will commence in the coming days and will involve a range of assets from allies including Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Germany and others. In addition to more traditional military capabilities, this effort will also feature elements designed to address the particular challenges associated institutions across."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe:
"Although the immediacy of our focus is on Poland, this situation transcends the borders of one nation. What affects one ally, affects us all. This is an issue that impacts all of the alliance, and we will treat it as such. Eastern Sentry will be flexible and agile, delivering even more focused deterrence and defense exactly when and where needed. It will include additional enhanced capabilities. It will integrate air and ground based defenses, and it will increase information sharing amongst nations. Foremost, it will even further strengthen our posture to shield and protect the Alliance."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) General Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe:
"Allies stand in solidarity with Poland and are committed to this endeavor. We have already seen announcements on the deployment of forces from France, Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom, and we expect others soon. As part of Eastern Sentry, we will also work with Allied Command Transformation, as we did in Baltic Sentry, to rapidly experiment and field new technologies such as counter drone sensors and weapons."
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General:
"The reckless behavior we have seen from Russia is deeply dangerous. Our assessment of the incidents on Wednesday is ongoing, and whether or not Russia’s actions were deliberate, Russia violated NATO airspace. Therefore, we must, as NATO, make clear our resolve and our ability to defend our territory. And that is exactly what Eastern Sentry is designed to do."
7. Mid of Rutte and Grynkewish on stage
STORYLINE:
NATO’s top military officer on Friday launched a new operation, dubbed Eastern Sentry, to better defend the alliance’s eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine following this week’s drone incident in Poland.
NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte made the announcement alongside Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grynkewich in Brussels.
Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday, prompting NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down.
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