NATO is considering the option of shooting down russian missiles when they fly towards the territory of the North Atlantic Alliance. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Andrzej Sheina, reports RMF FM, UNN writes.
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He said that NATO is considering several scenarios, including the possibility of shooting down russian missiles.
NATO is analyzing various concepts, including that such missiles should be shot down when they are very close to the NATO border - but this would have to be done with the consent of the Ukrainian side and with due regard for international consequences. In this case, NATO missiles would hit Russian missiles outside the territory of the Treaty (of the Alliance - ed.)
Poland and NATO discuss incident of airspace violation by Russian missile26.03.24, 08:53
Sheyna emphasized that the aggressor should not impose any rules on the Alliance. According to the Polish official, russia should The EU will start setting a certain tone when it comes to resolving the conflict in Ukraine
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According to Poland's deputy foreign minister, russia deliberately programmed the missile's route to violate Polish airspace. Sheina is sure that this was a kind of test of the Alliance's vigilance.
However, he added that russia did not want to provoke anything, because the russians knew that if the missile moved further into Poland, it would be shot down.
We take Putin's threats very seriously. He has shown that he is capable of anything. So far, in addition to hundreds of thousands of wounded and killed on both sides, he has succeeded in getting Sweden and Finland to join NATO. The next NATO summit will take place in July. We have consolidation of EU countries, restoration of the Weimar Triangle
Recall
On the night of March 24, a russian cruise missile launched from Ukraine violated Polish airspace. The missile entered Polish airspace near the village of Ocerdów in the Lublin Voivodeship. It stayed there for 39 seconds.
Poland explains why it did not shoot down a russian cruise missile24.03.24, 20:45