Polish authorities have recorded and tracked 19 crossings into Polish airspace by Russian drones.
Poland activated Article 4 of the NATO Treaty on Wednesday to allow for consultations with allies hours after its armed forces downed multiple Russian drones that had entered its airspace.
“The shooting down of drones threatening our security is a success for Polish and NATO forces, which simultaneously changes the political situation,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
“In this regard, allied consultations have taken the form of a formal request to activate Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty,” he added. His decision was made after consultation with President Karol Nawrocki.
This feels intense. I always assumed Russia would cleverly test article 4 until everyone started to question if it was even a real policy.
Edit: I think everyone knew I meant article 5, but noting it just in case.
I think we shouldn’t expect too much smarts from someone like Putin. He’s gotten to where he is through brutal violence and intimidation, not through any real cunning.
Maybe. But the Russians have always been better at psyops than us. It was true in the cold war and it’s been true since their hybrid war over the last decade.
Putin is probably at his least clever now that anyone who can tell him nyet has been defenestrated. He’s not a genius or anything, but he’s smart enough to cause massive problems for everyone else.
Definitely had no idea you meant article 5
I don’t know my international defense pact articles well enough
Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides for the possibility of joint consultations between NATO allies “whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened”.
Everyone will help like they helped with WW2. Just saying.
