US Contingency Planning For Potential Russian Attack on NATO: Official

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks to reporters during a briefing in Washington on March 22, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

The United States says it’s contingency planning for the possibility of a Russian attack on NATO territory, a top White House official said Friday.

Prompted by a hypothetical scenario posited by a reporter Friday asking what the United States would do in the event of a Russian attack on a NATO supply convoy destined for Ukraine, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan said: “We are doing contingency planning for the possibility that Russia chooses to strike NATO territory in that context or in any other context. And the President has been about as clear as one can be about his absolute determination to respond decisively alongside the other members of our alliance if Russia attacks NATO.”