NATO calls Russian missile in Poland "reckless" but skips Article 5

A Russian missile struck eastern Poland on 30 July 2026. NATO scrambled F-16s and activated Polish air defences. Secretary-General Rutte called it a "reckless act," but the alliance found no evidence Poland was deliberately targeted. That framing keeps the airspace violation short of an armed attack under Article 5, NATO's mutual defence clause requiring collective military response.