President Joe Biden said Wednesday that it was 'unlikely' that a missile that killed two people in Poland was fired from Russia.
, stipulates that any attack on one NATO member, is an attack on the whole alliance, permitting members to use military force to defend each other.
The harrowing possibility of the war expanding to include NATO member nations has been looming over since Russia first invaded Ukraine in February. Though Ukraine is not a NATO member — and Russia has demanded it not be allowed to join the alliance — it is bordered by several NATO countries, including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Russia also borders two NATO counties — Estonia and Latvia — while its other neighbor Finland was formally invited to join the alliance in June .
Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks condemned the reported attack on Twitter. “My condolences to our Polish brothers in arms,” he wrote. “Criminal Russian regime fired missiles which target not only Ukrainian civilians but also landed on NATO territory in Poland. Latvia fully stands with Polish friends and condemns this crime.”
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