Balance of Power

Russia Brings Rare Political Unity to Poland

Incursion results in truce between Poland’s top leaders.

A house destroyed by debris from a shot-down Russian drone in Wyryki-Wola, Poland.

Photographer: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images

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An incursion of Russian drones into Poland’s airspace brought a respite in the bare-knuckles conflict between the country’s MAGA-backed president, Karol Nawrocki, and its veteran prime minister, Donald Tusk.