The possibility of Warsaw downing Russian missiles heading toward Poland through Ukraine was laid out in June in a signed Polish-Ukrainian security agreement.
That “if” is doing a lot of heavy lifting and maybe Poland doesn’t want to yolo World War 3.
To make this a black and white issue is kinda weird when the severity of being wrong is so high. Just because Poland is being a considerate partner to other NATO member states doesn’t mean it’s required to act that way.
Because if Russia retaliates it means all of NATO goes to war with Russia. Kind of a big deal that you maybe don’t want to just decide on your own.
So, no NATO state can act on its own? Oo
I don’t think that’s the case.
Also, shooting down missiles isn’t an act of aggression. So I’m not sure if that really would escalate that much
That “if” is doing a lot of heavy lifting and maybe Poland doesn’t want to yolo World War 3.
To make this a black and white issue is kinda weird when the severity of being wrong is so high. Just because Poland is being a considerate partner to other NATO member states doesn’t mean it’s required to act that way.