According to him, the US expects all countries of countries to respect the airspace of other states. In this context, the United States continues to take NATO security very seriously.
Miller said that his country has not yet clearly determined whether this incident was a deliberate provocation by Belarus. It should be assessed by the Polish authorities, he added.
“I’m not going to get ahead of any statements that could be made by us or any other NATO country. There is a process by which NATO countries can apply Article 5. We haven’t done that at this stage,” Miller said.
The principle of collective security
Recall that all states, when joining NATO, pledged to comply with the principle of collective security (Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty). It lies in the fact that an attack on one member country of the Alliance is equal to an attack on all member countries of the Alliance.
At the same time, Article 5 was not applied even in a situation where rockets fell on the territory of Poland during a massive Russian attack on Ukraine, resulting in the death of people. Then the Polish authorities leaned towards the version that these were missiles from the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system.
Belarusian helicopters in Poland
It should be reminded that yesterday, on August 2, Belarusian combat helicopters violated the Polish border. They flew over one of the villages.
After that, the Polish Ministry of Defense notified NATO, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Charge d’Affaires of Belarus.
You can learn more about the incident in the RBC-Ukraine article.
2023-08-02 19:40:16
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