Kubilius: Russian attack on arms factory would trigger NATO military response
Moscow has warned that weapons factories in European countries that produce arms for Ukraine are "potential military targets for Russia."
European Union defense chief Andrius Kubilius has warned that a Russian attack on a European arms factory should prompt the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to invoke Article 5, a collective defense clause, according to Polish television. Kubilius made the claim as part of an ongoing investigation into a series of suspicious incidents at arms factories across Europe, with some incidents attributed to Russia.
He made the remarks in the context of Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova's warning that weapons factories in European nations that supply arms to Ukraine could become potential targets for Russia. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg recently criticized Russia for threatening nuclear escalation over NATO activities near its borders.
Estonia recently accused Russian intelligence services of setting fire to the Milrem Robotics arms contractor in a recent attack, and Bulgaria, Poland, and Slovakia are among the countries probing similar suspicious incidents. Kubilius' comments could cause unease within NATO due to the delicate nature of discussions around Article 5 and the European Union's limited military capabilities compared to NATO.
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