Poland Warns Russia Could Stage Recurrent Drone, Missile Strikes to Undercut NATO Article 5
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 18
Poland Warns Russia Could Stage Recurrent Drone, Missile Strikes to Undercut NATO Article 5
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 18
Summary
Donald Tusk said intelligence shows Russia is planning hybrid drone and missile strikes on countries backing Ukraine, including Poland, with incidents designed to look accidental.
Those assessments were “very consistent and convincing,” he said, and point to a strategy of denying intent so NATO hesitates to invoke its collective-defense provisions.
Tusk warned recurrent cross-border incidents on NATO’s eastern flank could cause real damage while testing whether allies would respond to what Moscow frames as isolated accidents rather than war.
He said the broader aim is to weaken NATO’s integrity and prove Article 5 is more theoretical than practical, especially for frontline members such as Latvia and Lithuania.