The Brussels gathering was chaired by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who later told the media that “there are no indications that this was the result of a deliberate attack.” There was no evidence that Russia had launched an aggressive attack on a NATO member, he said. Stoltenberg said it appeared the missile that landed at a grain facility in Poland was a Ukrainian air defense missile. This echoed what US President Joe Biden told former G7 and NATO partners, according to a source who spoke to Reuters. Poland said it was still analyzing the possibility of triggering NATO’s Article 4 process, but Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki conceded on Wednesday that it may not be necessary. President Andrzej Duda, speaking at the same press conference in Warsaw, said there was no evidence of a deliberate attack on Poland and that the missile was likely used by Ukrainian air defenses. Left to right, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and President Joe Biden pose after learning of the explosion in Poland while at the G20 summit near Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday. (The White House/Reuters) The incident initially raised global alarm that the war in Ukraine could spill over into neighboring countries. Stoltenberg stressed that the incident was “not Ukraine’s fault” and blamed Russia and its President Vladimir Putin for creating “dangerous situations” that could have deadly consequences. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauceda said NATO should quickly deploy more air defenses on the Polish-Ukrainian border and the rest of the alliance’s eastern flank. “I hope that by next year’s NATO summit in Vilnius we will be able to make progress, as the situation confirms that it is the right decision and needs rapid implementation,” Nauceda said. Ground-based air defense systems, such as Raytheon’s Patriot units, are in short supply in many Western nations, which have been reluctant to invest too much money in military capabilities like these since the end of the Cold War.
Russia denies responsibility
If it had been determined that Moscow was responsible for the blast, it could have triggered NATO’s principle of collective defence, known as Article 5, in which an attack on one of the Western alliance’s members is considered an attack on all, starting discussions for a possible military response. Police officers walk Wednesday near the site of the blast in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters) Article 4 could be an intermediate step, providing for consultations on what should be done next. The explosion near the Ukrainian border came as Russia launched a wave of missiles targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure, attacks that Kyiv said were the heaviest in nearly nine months of war. Russia on Wednesday attributed the damage to a Ukrainian air defense missile and said the Russian strikes in Ukraine were only 35 kilometers from the Polish border. “Photos published on the evening of November 15 in Poland of debris found in the village of Przewodow are unequivocally recognized by Russian defense industry experts as evidence of an anti-aircraft guided missile of the S-300 air defense system of the Ukrainian Air Force,” he said in a statement. the Russian Ministry of Defense. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speak by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G20 summit near Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) The images or identity could not be independently verified. The Kremlin on Wednesday criticized the way some Western leaders had responded to the incident. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia had nothing to do with the blast and said some countries had made “baseless statements” about Russian involvement.
Ukraine is working to restore electricity after the missile barrage
In Ukraine on Tuesday, Russia pounded towns and energy facilities, killing at least one person and causing widespread power outages in what Kyiv said was the heaviest wave of missile attacks in nearly nine months of war. “As a result of the strikes, today the automation disabled several nuclear units at two stations — these are calculated consequences and the enemy knew exactly what he was doing,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his video speech overnight. A group of people on Wednesday view the scene of one of the previous day’s rocket attacks in Kyiv. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Zelensky did not say which power stations were affected, but said strikes had hit the capital Kyiv, Lviv, Rivne and Volyn in the west, Kharkiv in the northeast, Kryvyi Rih and Poltava in the center, Odesa and Mykolaiv in the south and Zhytomyr in the north. Power was fully restored on Wednesday in seven Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv. Work to restore electricity was also underway in seven other regions, said Kirill Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential administration. He wrote on messaging app Telegram that emergency outages were still possible, and national grid operator Ukrenergo said it was implementing planned outages across the country as repair work continued “around the clock”. The onset of winter and much colder temperatures have raised concerns about the stability of heating supplies, but Tymoshenko said officials were not considering evacuating cities after the missile attacks. Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the latest wave of missile attacks in Ukraine, calling for a ceasefire to prevent the risk of an escalation of the conflict. “I have learned with pain and concern of a new and even more severe missile attack in Ukraine, which has caused deaths and damage to many civilian infrastructures,” Francis said in Italian to his general audience in St. Peter’s Square. A few minutes later, in other comments about Ukraine, he said: “We can pray for Ukraine saying, if you want, ‘Quick, Lord’.”
title: “Nato Says No Evidence Of Deliberate Attack In Deadly Incident In Poland Near Ukraine Border " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-03” author: “Cathy Gibson”
The Brussels gathering was chaired by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who later told the media that “there are no indications that this was the result of a deliberate attack.” There was no evidence that Russia had launched an aggressive attack on a NATO member, he said. Stoltenberg said it appeared the missile that landed at a grain facility in Poland was a Ukrainian air defense missile. This echoes what US President Joe Biden told G7 and NATO partners earlier, according to a source who spoke to Reuters. Poland said it was still analyzing the possibility of triggering NATO’s Article 4 process, but Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki conceded on Wednesday that it may not be necessary. President Andrzej Duda, speaking at the same press conference in Warsaw, said there was no evidence of a deliberate attack on Poland and that the missile was likely used by Ukrainian air defenses. Left to right, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and President Joe Biden pose after learning of the explosion in Poland while at the G20 summit near Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday. (The White House/Reuters) The incident initially raised global alarm that the war in Ukraine could spill over into neighboring countries. Stoltenberg stressed that the incident was “not Ukraine’s fault” and blamed Russia and its President Vladimir Putin for creating “dangerous situations” that could have deadly consequences. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauceda said NATO should quickly deploy more air defenses on the Polish-Ukrainian border and the rest of the alliance’s eastern flank. “I hope that by next year’s NATO summit in Vilnius we will be able to make progress, as the situation confirms that it is the right decision and needs rapid implementation,” Nauceda said. Ground-based air defense systems, such as Raytheon’s Patriot units, are in short supply in many Western nations, which have been reluctant to invest too much money in military capabilities like these since the end of the Cold War.
Russia denies responsibility
If it had been determined that Moscow was responsible for the blast, it could have triggered NATO’s principle of collective defence, known as Article 5, in which an attack on one of the Western alliance’s members is considered an attack on all, starting discussions for a possible military response. Police officers walk Wednesday near the site of the blast in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters) Article 4 could be an intermediate step, providing for consultations on what should be done next. The explosion near the Ukrainian border came as Russia launched a wave of missiles targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure, attacks that Kyiv said were the heaviest in nearly nine months of war. Russia on Wednesday attributed the damage to a Ukrainian air defense missile and said the Russian strikes in Ukraine were only 35 kilometers from the Polish border. “Photos published on the evening of November 15 in Poland of debris found in the village of Przewodow are unequivocally recognized by Russian defense industry experts as evidence of an anti-aircraft guided missile of the S-300 air defense system of the Ukrainian Air Force,” he said in a statement. the Russian Ministry of Defense. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speak by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the G20 summit near Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) The images or identity could not be independently verified. The Kremlin on Wednesday criticized the way some Western leaders had responded to the incident. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia had nothing to do with the blast and said some countries had made “baseless statements” about Russian involvement.
Ukraine is working to restore electricity after the missile barrage
In Ukraine on Tuesday, Russia pounded towns and energy facilities, killing at least one person and causing widespread power outages in what Kyiv said was the heaviest wave of missile attacks in nearly nine months of war. “As a result of the strikes, today the automation disabled several nuclear units at two stations — these are calculated consequences and the enemy knew exactly what he was doing,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his video speech overnight. A group of people on Wednesday view the scene of one of the previous day’s rocket attacks in Kyiv. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Zelensky did not say which power stations were affected, but said strikes had hit the capital Kyiv, Lviv, Rivne and Volyn in the west, Kharkiv in the northeast, Kryvyi Rih and Poltava in the center, Odesa and Mykolaiv in the south and Zhytomyr in the north. Power was fully restored on Wednesday in seven Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv. Work to restore electricity was also underway in seven other regions, said Kirill Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential administration. He wrote on messaging app Telegram that emergency outages were still possible, and national grid operator Ukrenergo said it was implementing planned outages across the country as repair work continued “around the clock”. The onset of winter and much colder temperatures have raised concerns about the stability of heating supplies, but Tymoshenko said officials were not considering evacuating cities after the missile attacks. Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the latest wave of missile attacks in Ukraine, calling for a ceasefire to prevent the risk of an escalation of the conflict. “I have learned with pain and concern of a new and even more severe missile attack in Ukraine, which has caused deaths and damage to many civilian infrastructures,” Francis said in Italian to his general audience in St. Peter’s Square. A few minutes later, in other comments about Ukraine, he said: “We can pray for Ukraine saying, if you want, ‘Quick, Lord’.”
