Russia wanted to cow Ukraine allies with railway drone attack, says top EU diplomat

Prominent Western security officials were on a nearby train.

Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Kaja Kallas speaks to journalists during the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland, on Sept. 14, 2026. | Jouni Porsanger/AFP via Getty Images September 14, 2026 1:28 pm CET By Katie Westwood Russia’s Sunday morning drone strike on a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border was intended to push Western countries to stop their backing for Kyiv, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday.

“This is clearly intended to frighten Western countries into ceasing their support for Ukraine, into refraining from going there to demonstrate their support,” Kallas told reporters after landing in Finland for an Arctic summit.