{"id":510670,"date":"2022-11-16T04:22:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T01:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/deadly-russian-strike-in-poland-risks-dangerous-escalation\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T04:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T01:22:33","slug":"deadly-russian-strike-in-poland-risks-dangerous-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deadly-russian-strike-in-poland-risks-dangerous-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Deadly Russian strike in Poland risks dangerous escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f13566d005\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f13566d005\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deadly-russian-strike-in-poland-risks-dangerous-escalation\/#Deadly_Russian_strike_in_Poland_risks_dangerous_escalation\" >Deadly Russian strike in Poland risks dangerous escalation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deadly_Russian_strike_in_Poland_risks_dangerous_escalation\"><\/span>Deadly Russian strike in Poland risks dangerous escalation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/polandstrike_11152022ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The United States is on high alert after a Russian missile strike in Poland killed two people, an incident that could signal a major turning point for Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The explosion and deaths on Polish land mark the realization of a long-held concern among NATO members: that Russia\u2019s attacks on Ukraine would spill beyond its borders and risk widening the conflict by triggering Article 5, the mutual defense pact of member states.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Poland, which quickly began an investigation into exactly what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, was considering invoking Article 4, which allows any NATO member to call a discussion of the council, and the nation is expected to convene a meeting of NATO ministers in Brussels on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deaths also set off a flurry of calls and meetings between top Western officials, with President Biden, on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> in Bali, Indonesia, for the\u00a0Group of 20 Heads of State and Government Summit,\u00a0speaking with Polish President Andrzej Duda early Wednesday morning local time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a readout on the call, the White House said Biden \u201coffered full U.S support for and assistance with Poland\u2019s investigation\u201d and \u201creaffirmed the United States\u2019 ironclad commitment to NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>National security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with his Polish counterpart, Jacek Siewiera, chief of the National Security Bureau of Poland, as the Polish National Security Council convened in the wake of the strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken also spoke with his Polish counterpart Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many questions were still unanswered as of Tuesday evening, among them whether the Russian missile was intended to cross into Poland or was meant for Ukrainian territory and missed its mark.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The explosions occurred in the village of\u00a0Przewod\u00f3w, about four miles north of the Ukrainian border, after the Russian-made armament fell at about\u00a03:40 p.m. local time, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lukasz Jasina said in a statement late Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It was not clear where the projectile came from, though the Polish explosion happened the same day Russia began a barrage of missile strikes across Ukraine following a retreat from the key city of Kherson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Polish president in a Tuesday address said his country does not know who fired the missile at the center of the incident but that it was \u201cmost likely produced in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are working calmly and in a very calm manner,\u201d Duda said from Warsaw, adding that U.S. experts are being sent to Poland to investigate the explosion site alongside Polish experts.<\/p>\n<p>Poland\u2019s foreign minister has also summoned the Russian ambassador and \u201cdemanded im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te detailed explanations\u201d as to how the Russian-made missile fell within Poland\u2019s borders, Jasina said.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry appeared to deny any involvement when it said no missile strikes were made on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish border.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ukrainian President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelensky\u00a0on Tuesday called the incident a \u201creally significant escalation\u201d of the war between Kyiv and Moscow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitting NATO territory with missiles. \u2026 This is a Russian missile attack on collective security! This is a really significant escalation. Action is needed,\u201d Zelensky said in a video address.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time weapons have strayed across borders during the war, as Russian military planes violated Swedish airspace several times this spring and Finnish airspace in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Soviet-era drone armed with a bomb also crashed in Croatia\u2019s capital of Zagreb in March after flying from Ukraine into Romanian and Hungarian airspace. A Russian-made reconnaissance drone crashed in Romania the same month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the deadly nature of Tuesday\u2019s explosions may mean an escalation in the conflict, with fears confirmed that the Ukraine-Russia war would eventually spread into NATO countries the longer it drags on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something we\u2019ve always been afraid of, that there would be spillover into a NATO ally and that puts NATO on the spot,\u201d Jim Townsend, former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for European and NATO policy, told The Hill. He stressed that all the facts have yet to come to light.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of options out there that are short of World War III, that are short of Article 5, and that can be executed by not just NATO, but maybe it\u2019s done by Poland itself,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine instead appears to lean toward the route of Article 4, where any member of the alliance can bring an issue of concern to the table for discussion with the North Atlantic Council.\u00a0Dmytro Kuleba,\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister, called Tuesday afternoon for a NATO summit with Ukraine\u2019s participation to discuss next steps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollective response to Russian actions must be tough and principled,\u201d he wrote, reiterating calls for Western fighter jets and air defense systems to intercept Russian missiles.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cToday, protecting Ukraine\u2019s skies means protecting NATO,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Fried, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland now with the Atlantic Council, said Article 4 was the most logical step for the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s an Article 5, whether it was a deliberate attack, we can\u2019t say. But it\u2019s certainly an Article 4 contingency, and there should be discussions about this,\u201d Fried told The Hill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move would certainly be welcomed by U.S. officials, who are none too eager to see the conflict escalate and have urged caution in their responses until more details emerge.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said earlier Tuesday that American officials were concerned about the episode but still gathering information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd once we have determined what the information is, then the Security Council will determine whether it\u2019s needed to call a meeting,\u201d she said at a Washington Post event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An accidental missile strike in Poland or a situation where Russian missiles were shot down by Ukraine and the debris fell into Polish territory would not risk a severe reaction, experts told The Hill. But if it is determined that Russia intentionally struck Polish territory, Warsaw and NATO members may be forced to respond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s NATO, Poland or the U.S., we have to figure out what\u2019s the prudent next step to ensure that Poland is protected \u2026 but also to deter Russian aggression if it was done with intent,\u201d Townsend said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He stressed, however, that \u201cno one\u2019s going to act precipitously. It\u2019s a matter of trying to get the facts and then deciding what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden, meanwhile, has repeatedly promised that in an instance in which a NATO member was attacked, the U.S. government would uphold Article 5, the clause that outlines that allies will consider an attack on one an attack on all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has also promised that the U.S \u201cwill defend every inch of NATO territory\u201d and that its commitment to Article 5 is \u201cironclad.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some U.S. lawmakers have demanded a response from Russia, including Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), who said on CNN that\u00a0if the missile was indeed an accident, \u201cthey better say it and say it quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran, said she was worried by waiting for more information from the Department of Defense. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore I make any sort of bombastic statements, I just need to understand what happened. Because this is serious. I mean, if it [was] intentional, it\u2019s very serious,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Fried said what\u2019s important at the moment is a rapid response\u00a0\u201cin terms of letting the Poles and other vulnerable countries like the Baltics know we have their back.\u201d\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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