Poland recently shot down multiple drones after they crossed into Polish airspace amid conflict heat. NATO joined in, condemning the incursion, closing airports, scrambling jets, etc.<\/p>\n
Russia, as expected, waved off accusations. In a particularly creative excuse, Kremlin spokespeople reportedly said the drones were blown off course by strong winds\u2014winds suspiciously shaped like migrating geese. Or maybe the drones simply lost their GPS because they followed a flock. (\u201cThe geese know the routes,\u201d one source joked.) This explanation has been met with raised eyebrows and a few suppressed laughs among diplomats.<\/p>\n
Polish officials responded by demanding proof\u2014feather samples, flapping wing patterns, or maybe a duck. NATO reaffirmed its commitment to defend member airspace, suggesting any future incursions will be met with serious force, not \u201cmigratory wildlife forgiveness.\u201d Meanwhile, social media designers have already begun making memes showing drones wearing wings, geese in aviator goggles, and Putin shouting, \u201cI thought they were cranes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Russia blames geese for drones in Polish skies, Poland demands feathers as evidence, NATO promises no ‘migratory forgiveness.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[94,5],"tags":[100,101,98,97,102,95,96,99],"class_list":["post-10001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-politics","tag-drones","tag-geese","tag-nato","tag-poland","tag-politics","tag-putin","tag-russia","tag-satire"],"yoast_head":"\n