The country’s authorities decided not to apply the article, which states that members of the bloc will hold consultations if the security of one of them is threatened.
Poland will not invoke the fourth article of the NATO treaty because of the fall of a rocket in the village of Przewoduv near the Ukrainian border. This was announced on Wednesday, November 16, by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with TVP.
“We consult all the time, but within the framework of the defense agreement there is Article 4, which forces the parties to consult in emergency situations. We made this decision last night: we are examining the grounds for application of Article 4, if there is a basis, then our ambassador (to NATO) can use it,” he recalled.
“However, the development of events led to the fact that we came to the conclusion that this was not a deliberate attack on Polish territory, and therefore we do not invoke Article 4. This approach is well received by our allies,” explained the Polish Prime Minister.
He also added that Warsaw’s allies have offered to help strengthen air defenses and monitor air threats. At the same time, Morawiecki acknowledged that there are no guarantees that the situation in Przewodów will not repeat itself “until the end of the war on the other side of our border.”
The head of the Polish government emphasized that the main weapons of the Kremlin are panic, fear and chaos, and it is important for Poland not to give in to them.
Remember, on November 15, Russia launched a massive missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, two missiles fell on the territory of Poland. After that, the country’s authorities announced that they had activated Article 4 of NATO.
US President Joe Biden suggested it could be a Ukrainian air defense missile. However, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not believe in a “Ukrainian missile” in Poland.
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Source: korrespondent
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