00:00NATO's top military officer launched a new operation, dubbed Eastern Century on Friday,
00:06to better defend its eastern flank against threats from Russia and Belarus.
00:10The announcement comes just a few days after the alliance's eastern member state, Poland,
00:15suffered a Russian drone incursion.
00:17The attack marked the first time NATO territory came under threat
00:21since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
00:25We will defend every inch of NATO territory, every inch of ally territory, all 32 allies.
00:32And whatever the intent was behind this, yes or no, and whether it was a mistake or not,
00:36we are still looking into that.
00:38It was reckless, it was unacceptable.
00:40These are Russian drones, and it is extremely serious what happened last Wednesday.
00:45The incident arose as the Kremlin carried out an attack on the Ukrainian town bordering Poland on Wednesday.
00:51Warsaw said it had scrambled its air defenses to thwart what it said
00:55were more than a dozen violations of its airspace,
00:58accusing Moscow of further destabilizing the region.
01:02U.S. Defense Secretary P. Hexeth, in a call with his Polish counterparts,
01:06stressed that Warsaw can count on Washington's full support.
01:09U.S. Defense Secretary P. The något-up for its black vole
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