EPISODE · Sep 12, 2025 · 1H 15M
Russian Drones in Polish Airspace
from Policy and Rights · host Michael Clogs
In Edmonton, federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announces that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide a $100 million loan to Cando Rail & Terminals to support the expansion of the rail capacity at Sturgeon Terminal, a multi-purpose rail hub just outside the city. He is joined by Brian Cornick, president and CEO of Cando Rail and Terminals, and John Casola, chief investment officer at the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, 10 September 2025. 🗣 | NATO Secretary General: Last night, numerous drones from Russia violated Polish airspace. Our air defences were activated and successfully ensured the defence of NATO territory, as they are designed to do. Several Allies were involved alongside Poland. This included Polish F16s, Dutch F35s, Italian AWACS, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport, and German Patriots. I commend the pilots and all who contributed to this quick and skillful response. The North Atlantic Council met this morning and discussed the situation in light of Poland’s request for consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty. Allies expressed solidarity with Poland and denounced Russia’s reckless behaviour. A full assessment of the incident is ongoing. What is clear is that the violation last night is not an isolated incident. The Supreme Allied Commander will continue to actively manage our deterrence and defence posture along the entire eastern flank. Allies are resolved to defend every inch of Allied territory. We will closely monitor the situation along our eastern flank, our air defences continually at the ready. This only reinforces the importance of NATO and the path to which Allies agreed at our Summit in The Hague earlier this year. We need to invest more in our defence, ramp up defence production so we have what we need to deter and defend, and we need to continue to support Ukraine, whose security is interlinked with our own. And let me conclude by saying that Russia is waging a dangerous war of aggression against Ukraine that continually targets civilians and civilian infrastructure. Allies are determined to step up their support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's escalating campaign. Press conference by Carmen Burbano, WFP’s Director of School Meals and Social Protection and Professor Donald Bundy, co-editorial lead for The State of School Feeding Worldwide report, Director of the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, Professor of Epidemiology and Development at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Senior Adviser to the UN World Food Programme on school meals. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.
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In Edmonton, federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announces that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide a $100 million loan to Cando Rail & Terminals to support the expansion of the rail capacity at Sturgeon Terminal, a multi-purpose rail hub just outside the city. He is joined by Brian Cornick, president and CEO of Cando Rail and Terminals, and John Casola, chief investment officer at the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, 10 September 2025. 🗣 | NATO Secretary General: Last night, numerous drones from Russia violated Polish airspace. Our air defences were activated and successfully ensured the defence of NATO territory, as they are designed to do. Several Allies were involved alongside Poland. This included Polish F16s, Dutch F35s, Italian AWACS, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport, and German Patriots. I commend the pilots and all who contributed to this quick and skillful response. The North Atlantic Council met this morning and discussed the situation in light of Poland’s request for consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty. Allies expressed solidarity with Poland and denounced Russia’s reckless behaviour. A full assessment of the incident is ongoing. What is clear is that the violation last night is not an isolated incident. The Supreme Allied Commander will continue to actively manage our deterrence and defence posture along the entire eastern flank. Allies are resolved to defend every inch of Allied territory. We will closely monitor the situation along our eastern flank, our air defences continually at the ready. This only reinforces the importance of NATO and the path to which Allies agreed at our Summit in The Hague earlier this year. We need to invest more in our defence, ramp up defence production so we have what we need to deter and defend, and we need to continue to support Ukraine, whose security is interlinked with our own. And let me conclude by saying that Russia is waging a dangerous war of aggression against Ukraine that continually targets civilians and civilian infrastructure. Allies are determined to step up their support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's escalating campaign. Press conference by Carmen Burbano, WFP’s Director of School Meals and Social Protection and Professor Donald Bundy, co-editorial lead for The State of School Feeding Worldwide report, Director of the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, Professor of Epidemiology and Development at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Senior Adviser to the UN World Food Programme on school meals. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.
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