WOHYN, Poland — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace. The incursion, which occurred during a wave of strikes by the Kremlin on Ukraine , and the NATO response swiftly raised fears that the war could spill over — a fear that has been growing in Europe as Russia steps up its attacks and peace efforts go nowhere. Poland requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the drone incursion. South Korea’s U.N. Mission, which holds the council presidency this month, said the time was being discussed. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it did not target Poland, while Belarus, a close ally of Moscow, said it tracked some drones that “lost their course” because they were jammed. However, several European leaders said they believed the incursion amounted to an intentional expansion of Russia’s assault against Ukraine. “Russia’s war is escalat
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