“Of course, we are ready to stand next to our allies and NATO partners,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, he stressed that the United States does not want to discuss hypothetical scenarios.
Thus, Patel commented on the incident with the fall of supposedly Russian missiles in Poland.
The State Department added that it is important for the United States to determine whether the missile drop in Poland was accidental or deliberate.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense called the allegations of the Polish media and officials about the fall of "Russian" missiles in Poland in the Pszewoduwa region a provocation.
Also, the defense department said that the Russian Armed Forces did not strike at targets near the Polish-Ukrainian border.