"On their own" is a hyperbolization on my part. But compare how half of Europe scrambled their jets along with US to shoot couple hundred Shaheds from Iran coming to Israel, to Dutch generously deciding to send couple F-35's to protect actual NATO member after 3 years of biggest war in Europe since WW2 raging just next door, and to that add in US still planning to withdraw troops from Europe.

I just call that same thing will happen when article 5 gets invoked again - instead of "attack on one is attack on all" there will be couple of actually responsible allies helping and everyone else dragging their tails with stuff like "we'll go in if everyone else goes in" or whatever.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I think NATO is aware that this is very likely just a russian trick to probe Polish air defense and make NATO keep more of their military equipment for their own defense and send less to glorious Ukraine.

However not just the Dutch are sending stuff. Some have stuff already there and some will send more:

“In response to Russia’s recent violations of Polish airspace, the German government will strengthen its commitment to NATO’s eastern border,” said this spokesperson. This will include extending the deployment of alert squadron for air defense missions by another three months until the end of the year, the defense ministry said in a statement.

Warsaw also received declarations by Netherlands, Czech Republic, France and UK to send additional air defense equipment, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said. President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X on Thursday that France will deploy three Rafale jets to protect Poland’s airspace.

Given the situation, I think it's a good reaction to not get distracted too much, but also get ready. If russia moves forces to actually invade Poland, they will lose quicker to Ukraine and NATO can send even more to defend Poland. If not, Ukraine will get the support to beat the whole of the russian troops.

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Source: https://archive.ph/dp6u5