This Wednesday, the President of the Portuguese Republic calmly reacted to NATO’s explanations about the incident with the rocket that fell in Poland and again called for peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
“If the assessment made so far is confirmed, fortunately we will be further from the risk of an escalation of the conflict, which will mean a worsening of the existing military situation,” Marcelo Rebelo de Souza told reporters on the sidelines. centenary celebrations of José Saramago in Mafra.
For the President of the Republic, “regardless of whether the missile was from A, B, or C, it was important that whoever started the war cease hostilities so that the possibility of moving towards peace could be explored.”
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured this Wednesday that the North Atlantic Alliance is “prepared” for incidents like the one in Poland and called on allies to mobilize more air support for Ukraine.
While acknowledging that the explosion that killed two people in Poland was “probably caused” by a Ukrainian missile, noting that “this is not Ukraine’s fault”, the NATO Secretary General ensured that the air defense systems of the Atlantic Alliance “are created to protect against attacks at all times” .
Polish President Andrzej Duda acknowledged on Wednesday that the rocket that killed two people in Poland on Tuesday “was launched by Ukraine” but said there was nothing to indicate it was a “deliberate attack.”
Andrzej Duda said that Poland would not invoke Article 4 of NATO, which provides for consultations between allies whenever there is a threat to the “territorial integrity, political independence or security” of any of the member states of the Atlantic Alliance.
The war in Ukraine was provoked by Russia on February 24 this year when it invaded a neighboring country.
The conflict plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).