NATO to meet on Wednesday at request of Poland for consultations

“The ambassadors to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet on Wednesday at the request of Poland on basis of the alliance's Article 4,” reported Reuters while quoting two European diplomats after an explosion in Poland close to the Ukrainian border reportedly caused by a stray Russian missile.

The news also defines Article 4 as it said, “According to article 4 of the alliance's founding treaty, members can raise any issue of concern, especially related to the security of a member country.”

Reuters also quotes one of the European diplomats as saying, “The alliance would act cautiously and needed time to verify how exactly the incident happened.”

Elsewhere, the United States and Western allies said they were investigating but could not confirm a report on Tuesday that a blast in NATO member Poland resulted from stray Russian missiles, while Russia's defence ministry denied it.

Also read: Ukrainian Pres': Russian missile strikes on NATO territory are ‘a significant escalation, action is needed’

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