Multiple news agencies are reporting that Poland is considering making consultations under NATO’s Article 4 following a reportedly Russian-made missile strike that struck Polish territory near the border with Ukraine two weeks ago.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Poland has not yet gathered enough evidence establishing who exactly fired the missile that killed two people in a village six kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The explosion happened at the soundtracks of a meeting in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shared his peace plan with G20 nations.
Consequently, U.S and its NATO allies are reportedly “investigating the incident in Poland, but early information suggests it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said.”
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Russia, through its defence ministry, has denied responsibility for the missile attack.
Duda has reportedly informed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Biden “that it is highly probable that the Polish ambassador to NATO will request to invoke Article 4.”
“All the leaders with whom I spoke with today assured me of allied support, inclusive of upholding all the provisions of (NATO’s) Art. 5…We will consider this matter together.” Duda wrote on Twitter.
NATO’s Article 4 allows members to bring any issue of concern, especially related to security, for discussion, allowing for more time to determine what steps to take.
According to Krzysztof Szczerski, Poland’s ambassador to the United Nations, Poland will also raise the matter at the United Nations Security Council meeting.
