The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, stated during the Karpacz Economic Forum that Poland must invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty if the Baltic countries are attacked. This declaration implies all military and social consequences for the Armed Forces and Polish society.
Article 5 establishes that an armed attack against one or several NATO members is considered an attack against all, obliging the remaining member countries to provide assistance, including armed actions deemed necessary. This is a fundamental principle of the Western military alliance.
Kosiniak-Kamysz's declaration comes in a context of geopolitical tensions in the Baltic region, where the Baltic countries share borders or proximity with Russia. Poland, as a NATO member, has assumed a central role in the collective defence posture of the alliance in Eastern Europe.
The Karpacz Economic Forum is one of Poland's main economic and political conferences, bringing together government representatives, business leaders and experts to discuss issues of national and international relevance.
