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A top US defense official repeated that the US would „defend every inch of NATO territory“ after reports surfaced that Russian missiles killed two people in Poland on Tuesday.
„When it comes to our security commitments and Article 5 we’ve been crystal clear that we will defend every inch of NATO territory,“ Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters during a Tuesday briefing, not long after local sources in Poland reported that Russian missiles landed inside the territory of Poland, a NATO ally.
Ryder said the Pentagon was aware of the reports but couldn’t confirm them; he added the US is looking into the situation.
Russia’s defense ministry denied it was responsible for any strikes near Poland’s border with Ukraine and said claims that the missiles were from Russia are a „deliberate provocation,“ according to state media agency TASS.
