Who's to blame for the missile deaths in Poland? Experts spoke to SBS News about the facts and what might happen next.
As a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Poland has the option of invoking Article 4 of NATO's treaty in response to the explosion.still underway, here's what we know so far, and what could happen next.the missile
Later, NATO and Poland said that early information suggested the missiles appeared not to have been fired by Russia.Instead, the missile was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said, easing fears that the war could spill across the border. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy objected on Wednesday, saying "I have no doubt that it was not our missile". He said he based his conclusion on reports from Ukraine's military which he "cannot but trust".
Police officers wear rain coats as they search and patrol around the blast site on 16 November 2022 in Przewodow, Poland.Russia's Foreign Ministry said the "mayhem" around accusations of Russian involvement was "part of a systematic anti-Russian campaign by the West." Some inhabitants of the Polish village hit by the missile said they had feared being dragged into the war between Russia and Ukraine.The news that Western officials had concluded the missile came from the Ukrainian side brought some relief to the inhabitants of the Polish village hit by the missile, with some saying they had feared being dragged into the war.
NATO currently includes 30 member states. Australia is not a member, but has been engaged in formal dialogue and cooperation with the organisation since 2005. Article 5 enshrines the principle of "collective defence", which is at the heart of the NATO alliance. It states that NATO members "agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all".Article 5 has only been invoked once in NATO's history, following the terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001, widely referred to as "9/11".
The use of Article 5 would not necessarily mean a land war in Europe, but rather that "members will support the aggrieved party … using a variety of measures up to and including military force", Associate Professor Sussex said.
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