2 dead in a missile attack in Ukraine (Reuters)
US President Joe Biden told the 7G countries and NATO partners that the explosion that occurred in Poland last night (Tuesday) was caused by a missile launched from Ukraine's anti-missile defense system, a source told Reuters today. The explosion, which killed two people, raised concerns Global about the possibility of the conflict in Ukraine spilling over to neighboring countries. Ukraine has blamed Russia, while Russia has denied that its missiles fell in Poland.
Biden told reporters today in Bali, Indonesia, that it is unlikely the missile was launched from Russia due to its trajectory. He said these things at the G20 summit after convening a meeting An emergency of Western leaders to discuss an explosion on NATO territory that could be a dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine.
When asked if the missile was fired from Russia, Biden said: "There is preliminary information that contradicts that. But we'll wait and see."
In the statement of the G20 published at the end of the summit, it was said: "Most companies strongly condemn the war in Ukraine."
The statement demanded that Russia withdraw completely from Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian missiles that hit Poland constitute a "significant escalation" of the conflict.
The Russian Ministry of Defense denied the statements and said that it was a "deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation".
If it is determined that Moscow is indeed to blame for the explosion, this could trigger Article 5 of NATO, which calls for collective defense of the organization's members and states that an attack on one of them is an attack on all of them. As a prelude to this, Poland first demanded a meeting of NATO today under section 4, according to European sources.
This is a call for consultation among NATO members in light of a security threat, which will allow more time to reach a final decision on the steps to be taken.
The missile that fell in Poland (photo: official website, from Twitter)
What is section 5
Article 5 is the cornerstone of the NATO Treaty, founded in 1949 with the US military in order to act as a shield against the Soviet Union and its satellite states during the Cold War. According to the NATO Treaty, "All parties agree that a military attack against one or more European or North America will be defined as an attack on all of them. The countries agree that in such event, each of them will assist the party or parties attacked, cooperating with the other countries, and will take appropriate action, including the use of military force, to restore and maintain the security of the NATO area.
There is no limit to how long NATO consultations may continue before Article 5 is invoked. The Article was invoked once before in response to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2011.
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What is section 4
Article 4 of NATO states that NATO countries "shall decide together when the territorial integrity, political independence or security of either party is under threat."
Hours after yesterday's blast, two European diplomats said Poland had requested an Article 4 NATO meeting.
How can Ukraine invoke Article 5
Since Ukraine is not a member of NATO, Russia's invasion in February did not trigger Article 5, although the United States and other NATO members rushed to provide it with military and diplomatic assistance.
However, experts have warned of the possibility of a spillover to Ukraine's neighbors on NATO's eastern side, which could force the alliance to respond militarily.
2 dead in a missile attack in Ukraine (Reuters)
What did Biden say?
The president of the United States insists that his country has no interest in war against Russia, but said that Washington will honor its Article 5 commitment to defend its NATO partners.
Regardless of the missile's origin, Ukraine and Poland are expected to demand a strengthening of air defenses in Eastern Europe. Ukraine wants systems Improved air defense and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tweeted that "We ask to close the sky, because the sky has no borders.
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