NATO allies considered the fact of violation of the airspace of Poland by the Russian UAVs as part of the circulation of this country under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
He noted that when knocking down Russian drones in the airspace of Poland, equipment was used from Poland, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
“The Allies expressed solidarity with Poland and condemned the reckless behavior of Russia,” – said the reckless behavior of Russia, ” – said the reckless behavior of Russia. Secretary General.
according to Rutte that a complete assessment of the incident with drones continues.
“It is obvious that yesterday’s violation was not an isolated case. The Supreme Commander -in -Chief of the United NATO forces in Europe will continue to actively control our position of deterrence and defense throughout the eastern flange,” he said.
also He pointed out that the incident in Poland demonstrated the need to increase the investment of the Allies in defense to strengthen the deterrent and confirmed the determination of the Allies to strengthen the support of Ukraine in the face of the “Destruction campaign” from Russia.
“stop violating the airspace of the allies and know – we are ready, we will protect every centimeter of the territory of NATO,” added, – added, – added He.