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EU defense chief urges NATO response after Russian strike on arms factory

Original: A Russian bombing attack on a European weapons factory should trigger NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause, the EU's t

The EU's top defense official, Andrius Kubilius, said Thursday that a Russian bombing attack on a European weapons factory should trigger NATO's Article 5 collective defense clause. His remarks push for treating strikes on European defense industry as an attack on the alliance itself, a significant escalation in how Europe frames Russian aggression beyond Ukraine's borders.

Why now: An EU official is calling for NATO's mutual defense clause to apply to attacks on European soil, a major escalation in alliance thinking.

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• A Russian bombing attack on a European weapons factory should trigger NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause, the EU's top defense official said Thursday. https://www. politico.eu/article/andrius-ku bilius-russia-attack-arms-factory-trigger-nato-military-response/ # Ukraine #… · hanse_mina · 10

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