Poland summoned the Russian charge d’affaires and demanded an explanation for the violation of Poland’s airspace by a missile and an immediate halt to such activities, Poland’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday evening.
According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, a Russian missile entered the airspace of the NATO member on Friday morning. Ukrainian authorities had reported a mass attack on various cities throughout Ukraine overnight.
“On Friday at 7:12 local time (01:12 ET), from the direction of the border with Ukraine, there was a violation of Polish airspace by an object that left Poland’s territory after less than three minutes,” Poland’s General Staff wrote on X social media.
This kinda makes me curious, what does a diplomat actually do when summoned in this kind of scenario? Apologize? Just relay communication between governments? I can’t imagine they can actually promise much, given that they don’t have any say in their country’s military policy
Summoning them costs 25 mana, you can’t directly control them and they disappear after two minutes. Also if you summon them again when they are already summoned, the prior summon will re replaced by the new summon.
A diplomat’s job is to manage relationships with a foreign entity. They have limited power in what they can actually do, but are invaluable in preventing misunderstandings and in forging alliances. Imagine it as a waiter, they will try their best to serve you but they won’t be able to make the food taste good.
In this specific case, publish a statement saying:
“I was handed a note which contained an unsubstantiated claim that allegedly on the morning of 29th December, an airborne object violated Polish airspace, which Polish specialists identified as a Russian guided missile. No proof was presented. My request for documented proof of what was in the note was refused.”