As soon as messages appeared (not yet confirmed – ed.) About the fall of Russian missiles in Poland, its neighbors and the closest allies – the Baltic countries, were supported by Warsaw, BBC reports.
“Lithuania is firmly in solidarity with Poland. Every inch of the territory of NATO must be protected!” – wrote the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauceda, noting that the news from Poland is bothering him, and he maintains contact with the Polish colleagues.
Estonia Foreign Ministry in Twita assured that Estonia is in solidarity with Poland and is ready along with the allies with whom consultations are currently undergoing, to defend “every inch of NATO territory.”
The Minister of Defense of Latvia, Artis Pabrix, expressed condolences to the Poles, and also stated that, in his opinion, NATO Blok should now, firstly, act under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, and secondly, to protect the Ukrainian airspace.
Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty states: “Participants in the contract are consulting in the case when, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or safety of any of them was in jeopardy.”