Breaking: Poland accuses that Russian aircraft had violated their air space, shortly after another NATO country accused “an unprecedented foray”. Article 4 of the NATO treaty, invoked
MIG-31, photo fighter jet: TASS / DDP USA / Profimedia
The Polish authorities reported that two Russian fighter jets violated the Petbaltic safety area, a platform for exploiting oil and gases in the Baltic Sea, through a low altitude over the platform, The Guardian reports.
“The Polish armed forces and other authorities have been notified,” said Polish border authorities.
Also on Friday, three Russian hunting aircraft violated Estonia's airspace, in the area of Finland, in what the EU and NATO have criticized as a new dangerous challenge, according to AFP.
Thus, the incident in Poland takes place while reactions were still coming to Estonia. Meanwhile, Tallinn has announced that he invokes Article 4 of the NATO treaty.
The announcement was made by the prime minister of the Baltic Country, Kristen Michal, who said, in an X message, that this “violation of the air space is completely unacceptable”.
What provides for Article 4
It is for the ninth time that Article 4 of the NATO treaty is invoked, in the history of the Alliance, but only the second time this happens in almost a week, writes The Guardian.
The same was done on Poland, on September 10, when he claimed that the national airspace was violated by at least 19 Russian drones.
Article 4 of the Treaty provides: “The parties will consult each other whenever, in the opinion of any of them, territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened.”
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