We have no indication Russia is preparing a deliberate attack on NATO, the Alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Wednesday at the end of an emergency NATO summit called after a missile landed in Poland, killing two people. According to the NATO official, Tuesday’s incident followed a massive missile strike Russia launched on Ukraine. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, NATO has increased its vigilance on the eastern flank, and we continue to monitor the situation, Jens Stoltenberg added. In Bucharest, president Klaus Iohannis wrote on social media that Romania is fully solidary with Poland, an ally and friend, following the disturbing news related to the explosions on its territory. The government also published a statement saying it is in contact with its allies and is analyzing the situation generated by the landing of a missile on Polish territory. The incident in Poland shows how difficult the security situation is, but „clarity” is needed about the circumstances in which it occurred and in this case „there is no room for speculation”, foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu emphasized. The chief of defense staff, General Daniel Petrescu had talks with his Polish counterpart, General Rajmund Andrzejczak after the incident near Poland’s border with Ukraine. „We are in contact and are briefing each other. The Romanian Army stands in solidarity with the Polish Army and supports the efforts of our Polish comrades to adopt the necessary allied measures once the incident is clarified”, he posted on Facebook.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
