NATO diplomats criticized the European Defense Commissioner's statement on Article 5

Diplomats of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) were dissatisfied with the statements of the European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, about the response to possible Russian attacks on weapons factories in Europe. Politico reported this.

In particular, Kubilius said that such strikes could activate Article 5 of the NATO charter. One of the publication’s interlocutors emphasized that the European Commissioner is not authorized to make such statements.

“When Kubilius becomes Secretary General of NATO, he may be able to determine what does and does not trigger the application of Article 5,” the diplomat lectured.