The fall of two Russian missiles in Poland near the border with Ukraine has raised concerns that the war between Russia and Ukraine will also expand into NATO territory.
The Polish Government spokesman, Piotr Muller, has confirmed that the impact of the missiles has killed two people and that, as a result of the incident, they are increasing the preparation of military units. But he has also indicated that they need to verify if they have to activate article 4 of NATOfor which they would convene the Alliance to analyze the state of their integrity and national security.
whatBut what would the activation of NATO Article 4 mean?? Specifically, it allows NATO members to submit for debate in the North Atlantic Council any issue that concerns them in terms of security, territorial integrity, political independence or having security when a country feels threatened, according to the treaty.
Poland could activate this article, but would not guarantee that the alliance would act immediately. Of course, it is an important step to put the problem on the table and intensify the debate among the members to decide whether to act or what solution to find.
Since its creation, the article has been invoked seven times, the last of them as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Then, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia asked to hold consultations on the same article.
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At Poland’s request, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will hold a “emergency meeting” this Wednesday with the ambassadors before the transatlantic military alliance about the explosions in the Polish country. Likewise, a European diplomat has advanced to the Reuters agency that the alliance will act with caution and needs time to verify exactly how the incident occurred
On the other hand, the Pentagon has not come to deny or confirm the possible Russian attack. “We have no corroborating information right now. that there has been a missile attack. we are looking into it“, said the Pentagon spokesman at a press conference, who recalled that the United States has “a wide variety of means to verify the information”, so it will report the situation if it is confirmed.