“Today, the head of NATO, Mr Stoltenberg, stated that if a flying object or bullet strikes a convoy of weapons to UkraineNATO will consider activating Article 5 of the NATO Treaty,” Danilov said on the Ukrainian parliament television channel.
Neither NATO nor Stoltenberg confirmed or denied Danilov’s comments. The official statement of Ukraine was made 1 day after the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Russia Sergey Ryabkov warned that Russia would consider the arms convoy to Ukraine a “legitimate target” for the Russian military. Ryabkov did not specify whether this convoy could be attacked on Ukrainian territory or elsewhere.
Article 5 of the NATO Treaty states that “an armed attack against a NATO member in Europe or North America” will be considered an attack on the alliance as a whole.
Earlier, Stoltenberg asserted that “any attack against a NATO country or any NATO territory will result in the activation of Article 5” after meeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with leaders. Spain and Latvia at a military base in Latvia on March 8.
However, despite the request from Kiev, NATO rejected the idea of establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, suggesting that it would lead to a direct military confrontation between Russia and NATO.
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