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Mark Rutte: “These two Article 4s are both warranted.”

Featuring: Mark Rutte, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Secretary General of NATO | International

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FULL BRIEFING: NATO Sec.-Gen. Mark Rutte Holds Press Briefing To Address Russian Airspace Incursions

Published | Video Starts at 11:47

And the more practical question about the incident in Estonia, what can you tell us about the Russian fighter jets? Were they armed actually, in this moment? Thank you. Well, to begin with your first question, I think These two Article 4s are both warranted. And it had to do first with the impact of the drone threat to Poland. This was a multimillion amount of drones, so it was different from some other incursions. (11:47–11:50)

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