During the Russia-Ukraine war, a missile fell on the Polish border. It was a matter of curiosity from where the missile, which killed 2 people, was launched, and the first signs showed Russia. Moscow stated that the targets in Ukraine were attacked and that the missile did not belong to them. In the later statements, it was revealed that the missile belonged to Ukraine and was launched against the missile attack of Russia.
The latest statement regarding the event that alarmed the world came from NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg. “Evidence shows no intent” said Stoltenberg “If we are going to hold a meeting with Article 4, it will be based on these findings and the concrete results to be obtained” he said.
Here are the headlines from Stoltenberg’s explanation:
“THIS IS NOT UKRAINE’S FAULT”
“The evidence shows that it was not intentional. These missiles were activated against Russia’s missiles. This is not Ukraine’s fault. We have once again expressed that we stand by Poland. We will continue to support Ukraine. Russia must end this meaningless war. The situation We will continue to monitor very closely We will continue to protect all our allies.
“WE ARE INCREASING OUR POWERS IN SEA, LAND AND AIR”
We are increasing our forces both on land, at sea and in the air. We monitor the borders of NATO allies with Ukraine. We made an important decision at today’s meeting. We stand behind the decision to increase our presence on the eastern border.
When the incident occurred last night, Russia carried out an airstrike. It was an attack on civilian infrastructure and targets. We are also aware that there are some consequences due to this war on NATO soil. There will be more air support steps to Ukraine.
“WE WILL INCREASE OUR PREPARATIONS”
We have increased our presence in the eastern parts of the Alliance. There is currently no indication that this event was an intentional event. So the ongoing war has consequences and there is a danger to NATO allies here. We will increase our preparations. At the meeting in June, we said that we would increase our presence in the East. We are building the infrastructure to quickly dispatch our troops to the East.
“OUR DEFENSE SYSTEMS ARE ACTIVE 24/7”
Our air defense systems are active 24/7. Our AWACS aircraft are also constantly in circulation, we have land and navy based systems. The first findings are that this event is most likely caused by Ukraine’s air defense systems.
WILL ARTICLE 4 BE IMPLEMENTED?
I spoke to President Duda yesterday. He emphasized how important it was to wait for the outcome of this investigation. There is no indication that Russia is preparing to attack, either. If we are going to have a meeting with Article 4, it will be based on these findings and the concrete results to be obtained.”