According to Reuters, many have begun to doubt Trump's readiness to defend them in the event of a real Russian attack. The White House leader's restrained response was seen as another example of his"America First" policy, which means that Europe will take greater responsibility for its own security and spending to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.

"This case shows that Trump, unlike any president since Roosevelt, does not see European security as a fundamental factor in American security," said Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013, and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University.

In addition, some analysts believe that Trump is afraid of pitting himself against Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, who they say could test both NATO's military capabilities and US resolve. A White House spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the publication that Trump"wants this war, which was started by Joe Biden's incompetence, to end as soon as possible" and that Russia and Ukraine must stop the war, while Europe must"do its part by putting economic pressure on the countries that are financing this war."

Analysts and diplomats pointed out that in any other era since the beginning of the Cold War, such an incident would have caused much more serious alarm and a quicker reaction in Washington.

On the second day after the Russian drone attack on Poland, Trump himself suggested that it might have been a mistake. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who rarely engages in polemics with Washington, categorically rejected the suggestion.

Journalists recalled that in November 2022, the first news emerged that a Russian missile had hit a Polish village, and then-US President Joe Biden quickly called an emergency meeting with world leaders, switching to crisis management mode with his advisors.