Zelensky May Have Attacked Russia With Drones Flying Through N.A.T.O. Countries

 Ukraine's President ordered a massive drone attack on Russia that reportedly used NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea countries. According to some military analysts and maps circulating today, around a hundred drones flew safely through Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia before emerging to strike targets near St. Petersburg, including ports and infrastructure in the Leningrad region. Ukraine claims the drones flew entirely through Russian territory and that any crashes in the Baltic states were mere 'strays' — a convenient explanation that many question.

One would think the Ukrainian President is deliberately trying to start World War Three by daring Russia to intercept drones while they transit NATO countries. For those who look with disfavor on World War Three, there are few realistic options available to terminate President Zelensky's escalation tendency before it spirals out of control.

It is virtually certain that European NATO member states will not rein in their commitment to total war with Russia via Ukraine until the effort collapses of natural causes. Zelensky himself appears tunnel-visioned and unwilling to settle at any point. President Trump remains the only plausible candidate for ending the war — yet that would require decisive steps he may not be willing to take. With British Intelligence helping Ukraine with target data the urge to escalate is hard to restrain.

So far, President Trump has pursued half-measures to curb support for Ukraine, only to be outplayed by Zelensky and NATO, which have relied on years of American supplies, intelligence, and financing. Halting all U.S. support may no longer suffice. Restoring Starlink access to Russia could help demonstrate America's willingness to be more even-handed and not tip the balance toward protracting the war. At this point, avoiding deeper entanglement could require treating Russia as an ally and supporting its side of the conflict — or at least refusing to back any NATO action against Russia when Kiev, London, Paris, or Bonn inevitably invoke it. They will find a way to drag NATO directly into the fight once other avenues for U.S. backing dry up.

Half-measures, however, simply buy time for the conflict to drag into the next administration, which can then shoulder the blame for World War Three. In modern politics, assigning blame often matters more than substance. Should Democrats win the Presidency in 2028 with the war still raging, expect a full renewal of financial support for what remains of Ukraine. By then, the European axis of war will likely have devised numerous ways to strike deeper inside Russia, provoking a Russian counter-strike that triggers NATO's collective defense clause — the final red line before nuclear exchanges.