Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near border

Western officials including ex-UK PM Boris Johnson were nearby when Russia hit a train at the Poland-Ukraine border.Poland and Ukraine have accused Russia of “escalation” following Russian strikes on a train close to the two countries’ border.Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-US CIA director David Petraeus were at a border train station nearby around the time the train was hit, Ukraine’s rail operator said Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Three killed in Russian air strikes on 10 regions of Ukrainelist 2 of 3Ukraine drone strikes kill four as Russia attacks close to Poland borderlist 3 of 3Trump tells Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel suppliesend of listPoland and Ukraine said a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train was struck just two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Polish border, but there were no reported casualties.That attack took place while a diplomatic train containing Johnson and “security advisers from several EU member states and former European leaders”, as well as another train with Petraeus on board, were at Yagodyn station.The operator did not say how far the officials were from the train that was attacked.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow had “deliberately” struck the locomotive.Ukraine’s border crossings with Poland are a conduit for much of the military and humanitarian aid sent by Western allies.Poland warns of escalation“The escalation of actions by the Russian Federation is becoming a fact, and its examples are increasingly close to our border,” Polish President Donald Tusk said on X following a security meeting on Sunday.Tusk warned of the danger of increasing use by Russia of jet-powered long-range strike drones, which are significantly faster and harder to intercept than earlier propeller-powered craft.Speaking in Kyiv Sunday, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the “escalation” should lead allies to “double” their support for Ukraine.