NATO explained - everything you need to know: What is Articles 4 and 5, who is there, why is it essential?

A rural village in Poland - a member of NATO - was hit by Russian missiles which hit a grain silo and killed two beings human beings, triggering concerns that NATO could be drawn into the fight

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Russian missiles land on NATO member Poland, killing two

Russia tonight denied criticism that its missiles killed humans after exploding in Poland, describing the criticism as “a planned provocation to escalate the situation” – and it raised concerns that NATO could to be drawn into the struggle.

But what and why is it important?

A rural village in Poland - which is a member of NATO - was hit by two Russian missiles which hit a grain silo and killed human beings.

In the past, has spoken out aggressively on Poland's role in bringing materiel from NATO countries to .

Some military specialists have warned that the strike, if successful, will be a "control" of the west using Russian forces.

The claims came after a senior US intelligence official showed the incident which happened this afternoon.

Here's everything you want to know about NATO.

An attack on a NATO member is considered an attack on all NATO participants
An attack on a NATO member is considered an attack on all NATO participants (

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Sergei Bobylev/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

What is NATO?

NATO is the acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, whose contributors agree on a percentage of mutual defence.

Its 30 member states, including the UK, are expected to contribute two per cent of their GDP to defence, despite the fact that this sum is not mandatory.

Combined military spending by NATO members is more than 70% of the global total.

Located in Brussels, Belgium, the agency is entirely based on a treaty signed in 1949 and holds periodic summits around the arena.

NATO was created by America, Canada and many Western European countries to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center) will visit Kherson, liberated from Russian invaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center) may visit Kherson, liberated from Russian invaders (

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Future Publishing via Getty Imag)

Ukraine is not a member of NATO. Ukraine is a NATO companion u . S. A ., which means that it cooperates closely with NATO, but it is not included using the security guarantee in the founding treaty of the Alliance.

NATO moves are protective, designed now not to start war but to keep you out of war.

On its website, the alliance institution said it had "an obligation to ensure that this battle does not escalate and play out beyond Ukraine, which which could be even more devastating and dangerous".

What is Article 4?

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NATO explained - everything you need to know: What is Articles 4 and 5, who is there, why is it essential?

A rural village in Poland - a member of NATO - was hit by Russian missiles which hit a grain silo and killed two beings human beings, triggering concerns that NATO could be drawn into the fight

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Russian missiles land on NATO member Poland, killing two

Russia tonight denied criticism that its missiles killed humans after exploding in Poland, describing the criticism as “a planned provocation to escalate the situation” – and it raised concerns that NATO could to be drawn into the struggle.

But what and why is it important?

A rural village in Poland - which is a member of NATO - was hit by two Russian missiles which hit a grain silo and killed human beings.

In the past, has spoken out aggressively on Poland's role in bringing materiel from NATO countries to .

Some military specialists have warned that the strike, if successful, will be a "control" of the west using Russian forces.

The claims came after a senior US intelligence official showed the incident which happened this afternoon.

Here's everything you want to know about NATO.

An attack on a NATO member is considered an attack on all NATO participants
An attack on a NATO member is considered an attack on all NATO participants (

Picture:

Sergei Bobylev/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

What is NATO?

NATO is the acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, whose contributors agree on a percentage of mutual defence.

Its 30 member states, including the UK, are expected to contribute two per cent of their GDP to defence, despite the fact that this sum is not mandatory.

Combined military spending by NATO members is more than 70% of the global total.

Located in Brussels, Belgium, the agency is entirely based on a treaty signed in 1949 and holds periodic summits around the arena.

NATO was created by America, Canada and many Western European countries to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center) will visit Kherson, liberated from Russian invaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center) may visit Kherson, liberated from Russian invaders (

Picture:

Future Publishing via Getty Imag)

Ukraine is not a member of NATO. Ukraine is a NATO companion u . S. A ., which means that it cooperates closely with NATO, but it is not included using the security guarantee in the founding treaty of the Alliance.

NATO moves are protective, designed now not to start war but to keep you out of war.

On its website, the alliance institution said it had "an obligation to ensure that this battle does not escalate and play out beyond Ukraine, which which could be even more devastating and dangerous".

What is Article 4?

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