Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, threatened to attack the American base in Redzikowo. "We take our commitments under Article 5 of NATO seriously," assured John Kirby,

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the NATO anti-missile base in Poland "another provocative step," accusing the U.S. of "projecting American power" onto other territories. Zakharova also threatened that the base could be targeted with Russia's latest weapons if necessary,

During a conference in Brussels, NATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Rob Bauer said that NATO leadership is considering conducting precise, preemptive strikes on Russian territory in the event of an armed conflict between Moscow and the Alliance.