Russia has no lawful basis to attack arms factories in NATO countries that supply Ukraine

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.

Security arrangement under which states commit to treat an attack on one as an attack on all, obliging joint response. Underpins alliances such as NATO and provisions of the UN Charter, making shared deterrence and coordinated military planning central instruments of international stability.

Russia's foreign ministry described European factories producing arms for Ukraine as potential military targets. President Putin subsequently said Russia was not planning an imminent attack on those factories. No particular facility has been reported attacked under this threat.