Russian attack on NATO troops in Ukraine wouldn’t trigger article 5 – media — RT World News

A report by a group of experts from the German Parliament seen by the German News Agency (DPA) claimed that Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which calls for a collective response from the bloc, could not be invoked if a member deployed to Ukraine and was attacked by Russia.

Reflecting the principle of collective defense of NATO's 31 members, Article 5 states that an armed attack against one or more members shall be considered an attack against all.

“If the forces of a NATO Member State engage in collective self-defense (Article 51 of the UN Charter) on behalf of Ukraine in an ongoing conflict (between Russia and Ukraine) and are attacked by the other party to the conflict (Russia) in the course of battle in the conflict area, This does not constitute a case of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The experts wrote, according to the German news agency, on Friday.

According to the document, which has not yet been published, Article 5 of the NATO Treaty can only be activated if member states of the US-led military bloc are attacked on or above their territory.

He added, “The military engagement of French ground forces on behalf of Ukraine will be based on the collective right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and therefore will be permissible under international law.” The document stated that.

The researchers noted that the deployment of ground forces from a NATO country to Ukraine would not automatically make all other members parties to the conflict. They said that only the state in question would become a party.

“If a NATO member state acts unilaterally – that is, not within the framework of a pre-planned NATO operation and outside NATO military command structures – neither NATO as a whole nor other NATO partner states will become parties to the conflict.” Read the report.

At the same time, the document notes that sending NATO forces to Ukraine is acceptable under international law.

French President Emmanuel Macron said last month that “Can't be ruled out” The possibility of sending soldiers from NATO countries to the country. His comments led to a wave of denials from leaders of other member states, who insisted there were no plans to send Western troops to Ukraine.

The report also confirms that the Russian military response against targets in France, on the other hand, would constitute an escalation “armed attack” That will create “Realistic requirements for a NATO declaration of status.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been described as… “Nonsense” Claims by Ukraine and its supporters that Russia will target NATO countries. In another interview, he stressed that Moscow would treat Western forces in this way “Invaders” If they are deployed in Ukraine, respond accordingly.