U.S. officials say they are investigating reports that Russian missiles crossed into Poland, killing two people.
, which calls for the collective defense that NATO members swear to provide for one another.
Collective defense means that an attack against one ally is considered as an attack against all allies.Sen. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on NATO ambassadors in Brussels to immediately examine the situation in Poland.“As we wait for more information on the situation, I have to believe that any strike into Poland had to be a mistake by Russia,” Menendez said in a statement. “If so, Putin should come out very quickly and say so.
“All our solidarity to Poland and the Polish people, and our deepest sympathy to the families of today’s tragic event,” said Iratxe Garcia Perez, member and Ryder did say he believes the U.S. government is confident in its force posture in Poland and the U.S. troops stationed there. “The Article does not put them on autopilot or rob them of agency,” Menon said. “This does not mean that the Russian missile strike in Poland isn’t a serious incident. It is and brings home in a visceral manner how a prolonged war in Ukraine could lead to an incident which, while it may have been unintended, could nevertheless set a conflict spiral in motion.”
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