Comment #1: For article 5 to be applied, it is important to establish who threw the first punch. The original aggressor cannot invoke Article 5. Only the original victim can and only if it is a member state of NATO. If it can be proven that Poland supported Ukrainian military in its war against Russia and then Russia destroyed Polish military, manufacturing, logistic, or intelligence facilities used by the Ukrainians in this war, then Poland is the aggressor and Russia is defending itself. The fact that Poland was helping and defending Ukraine does not matter because Ukraine is not a member of NATO. Hence, Article 5 does not apply.

Comment #2: Already in 1980s, we knew that one of Russia’s preferred routes for attacking western Europe would be through Scandinavian countries. In such case, Finland would be a first victim and could not stay neutral.