Top Polish officials have not yet commented on the missile incident
Following a meeting of the Government Committee on National Security and Defense dedicated to the missile incident on the Ukrainian border , a briefing was held by the head of the National Security Bureau of Poland and the Polish government's press secretary. The Prime Minister and President of Poland have not yet commented on the situation, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller stated that in the Hrubieszewski district of Poland ( an area on the border with Ukraine – editor's note ), "an explosion occurred, as a result of which two Polish citizens died."
“Relevant services are working at the scene of the incident to clarify the situation. “I would like to inform you that the necessary measures have been taken, as provided for in such cases, in particular, a decision has been made to increase the level of combat readiness of individual units - both the army and other services,” Muller said.
In turn, the head of the National Security Bureau of Poland, Jacek Severa, said that at a meeting of the Government Committee on National Security and Defense, the possibility of activating Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty was discussed.
“We are reviewing the rationale for using NATO Article 4, i.e. consultation with all Alliance members regarding the appropriate response. We are in very intensive contact with key allies and are awaiting negotiations with the American side,” Severa said.
The official emphasized that “every communication requires great caution, so we are limited to the information that I give you.”
In addition, Severa said that he spoke several times with US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan, and Polish President Andrzej Duda had a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. This was later confirmed by Stoltenberg himself on his Twitter.
At the same time, neither the President of Poland himself nor his press service have yet commented on the situation. There are also no comments from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki or Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. This may indicate both that the missiles that fell in Poland were fired from Ukrainian air defense systems, and the absence of Washington’s final position, which is decisive for Warsaw.
Let us recall that Article 4 of the Treaty Establishing NATO provides that the contracting parties will always consult each other if, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, independence or security of any of the parties is threatened.
Later it became known that Andrzej Duda also had a conversation with Joe Biden. In addition, Duda decided to convene the National Security Council on November 16 at 12:00.
Polish officials have yet to comment on the missile incident.