Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is provoking NATO with his recent actions. “We’re seeing incursions, possibly in Poland and Romania. He is sticking his thumb in the eye of NATO,

The despot, 72, launched his Tu-22M3 strategic bombers as part of a joint military exercise drill with Belarus, in which the soldiers must fight off a mock attack and demonstrate "crushing" their enemies.

NATO has been given a stark warning to add to those escalating fears of a World War III. It’s been said that Russia ‘could strike London or Paris’ as Vladimir Putin ’s next target could be a western European city. Tensions with the nation have continued to rise recently, particularly following the incident in Poland last week.

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin told a CNN interviewer that President Donald Trump put out the red carpet for Russia President Vladimir Putin who responded by "sticking a thumb in the eye of Trump."

President Trump attempted to give Vladimir Putin another pass after Russia sent drones deep into Polish territory. The incident comes a week after Donald Trump met with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House.

On Monday, the UK announced RAF jets would fly air defence missions over Poland to counter aerial threats from Russia.

The Russian seems to think he can do what he wants without fear of U.S. sanction.

A Russian drone barrage aimed at Ukraine spilled into Poland, where Dutch F-35s intercepted several—reportedly the first time NATO fighters have engaged enemy targets in allied airspace. -Warsaw invoked Article 4,