# Was Russian train strike meant to 'scare' the West?

https://mins.news/en/video/57616

- France 24 English, 2026-09-14 11:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awH7JWY4Zu8

> The EU’s top diplomat said Monday that Russian strikes hitting a Warsaw-bound train near Ukraine’s border with Poland, shortly after senior Western figures passed through, were intended to “scare” supporters of Kyiv.

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