Former NATO Director of Planning tells Sky News that 'Poland could trigger Article Four which would allow them to ask other NATO members to consult each other and assess the threat and take necessary action'. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has called an urgent meeting to discuss national security, a government spokesman said on Twitter.Latvia's deputy prime minister, Artis Pabriks, said:"Criminal Russian regime fired missiles which target not only Ukrainian civilians but also landed on NATO territory in Poland.The Estonian foreign ministry said the news from Poland was"most alarming" and said it was ready to defend"every inch of NATO territory".
Fabrice Pothier, former director of planning at NATO, told Sky News that a NATO member that had been attacked could"trigger article five" and call all other members to help in its defence. A UK Foreign Office spokesman said:"We are investigating these reports and liaising closely with allies." Some of the missiles hit Lviv in western Ukraine, which is only about 50 miles from the Polish border.
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