European Commissioner for Defense Kubilius said that Russian strikes on weapons factories in Europe should activate NATO Article 5

Brief retelling from RIA II

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said that Russian strikes on weapons factories in Europe should activate NATO's Article 5 on mutual defense.

The NATO diplomat noted that the European Commissioner is not authorized to make such statements.

MOSCOW, October 2 – RIA Novosti. NATO was dissatisfied with the statement of European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius regarding the alliance’s response to Russia’s alleged possible attacks on weapons factories in Europe, Politico writes.

Kubilius said yesterday that such strikes should activate NATO's Article 5 on mutual defense.

One of the NATO diplomats, in a conversation with the publication, noted that the European Commissioner is not authorized to make such statements.

“When Kubilius becomes NATO secretary general, he may be able to determine what triggers and what does not trigger Article 5,” he said.

On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that weapons factories for Ukraine in European countries are potential military targets for Russia. She emphasized that one should not assume that such objects will be safe outside Ukrainian territory.