“The fact that these drones, which posed a security threat, were shot down changes the political situation. Therefore, allied consultations took the form of a formal request to activate Article 4 of the NATO Treaty,” Tusk said.
Polish and NATO fighter jets downed multiple drones in the early hours of Wednesday morning after they entered Polish airspace during a widespread Russian attack on western Ukraine.
Following the attack, which Warsaw described “an act of aggression,” Tusk summoned an emergency meeting of his cabinet.
After the meeting, he said that Polish forces successfully neutralized drones that posed “a direct threat” to the country.
NATO Article 4 is a provision within the North Atlantic Treaty that mandates consultation among member nations when any of them believes their territorial integrity, political independence, or security is threatened.
Source: TVP World.
