Russian missiles killed two people after crossing into Poland, a U.S. intelligence official told the Associated Press, sparking fears of an escalation of the war in Ukraine. President Biden has repeatedly promised that in such an instance, the U.S. government will uphold Article 5, the clause that outlines how allies will consider an attack on one an attack on all. He has also promised that though the U.S. will not directly engage in Ukraine, it “will defend every inch of NATO territory,” and that its commitment to Article 5 is “ironclad.”
This is a very delicate situation. Russia needs to issue some sort of apology and confirm that this was an accident, because in the unlikely event this was on purpose, it’s an act of war against a NATO country. It was most likely accidental, since Russian artillery and missiles have been very inaccurate up to now due to inexperienced spotters being thrown into the line of fire. It’s in NATO’s interest for this not to escalate, and it’s even more so in Russia’s interest.
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