Biden said the group would support Poland’s investigation into the incident. “I’ll make sure we figure out exactly what happened… Then we’ll figure out our next step.” Asked whether the missile was launched by Russia, Biden said: There is preliminary information that disputes this. I don’t want to say that until we investigate it fully. But it’s unlikely on the trajectory lines that it was launched from Russia, but we’ll see.” The president added that it was “unlikely” that the missile was fired from Russia, possibly because of the weapon’s trajectory. He described Russia’s continued missile attacks on Ukraine as “completely unconscionable”. Updated at 02.19 GMT Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature
Poland’s president says there is no “decisive evidence” of a Russian missile
Polish President Andrzej Duda said there was so far no “conclusive evidence” about who fired a missile into Polish territory, but it was “most likely” Russian-made. Duda said the explosion in Przemyśl was an “isolated incident” and there were “no signs” that it would happen again. We don’t have any conclusive evidence at the moment about who launched this missile… it was probably a Russian-made missile, but this is all still under investigation at the moment,” Andrzej Duda told reporters. Poland’s foreign ministry said earlier that a Russian-made missile fell on the village. Duda spoke after Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland would increase surveillance of its airspace following the incident. “We decided to increase the combat readiness of selected units of the Polish armed forces, with a special emphasis on airspace surveillance,” Morawiecki said. Morawiecki also called for people to exercise restraint. “I call on all Poles to remain calm around this tragedy. Let us be prudent, let us not allow ourselves to be manipulated. “We have to be ready to counter fake news, propaganda efforts.”
Russia denies that its missiles crossed into Poland
Russia has denied that its missiles passed into Poland, calling the reports a “deliberate provocation”. The announcement of the Russian Ministry of Defense states: Statements by Polish media and officials about the alleged fall of “Russian” missiles in the Przewodów region are a deliberate provocation to escalate the situation. No hits on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border were made by Russian rockets.” The Russian Foreign Ministry added in a statement posted on Telegram: Polish media and officials are committing a deliberate provocation to escalate the situation with their statement about the alleged impact of “Russian” rockets in Przewodów. Russian hardware has fired NO strikes in the area.” Some analysts said they believed photos of missile debris at the scene showed a Ukrainian S-300 air defense system involved in shooting down a Russian missile, but those reports could not be confirmed.
NATO and world leaders will meet at Poland’s request
NATO and world leaders are due to meet on Wednesday after a Russian-made rocket landed in NATO member Poland, killing two people, raising concerns that the conflict in Ukraine could spill over its borders. Two European diplomats said Poland requested the NATO meeting under Article 4 of the treaty, which allows all NATO allies to gather when the “territorial integrity, political independence or security” of any member is threatened. A NATO official said the alliance was coordinating closely with Poland, according to a Reuters report. Fabrice Pothier, former head of policy planning at the NATO secretary general’s office, told Sky TV that at a NATO meeting officials would “consult each other, to assess the threat and take concrete action”. Latvian Vice President Artis Pabriks said the situation was “unacceptable” and could lead to NATO providing more air defense to Poland and Ukraine, a view supported by Pothier. “Every centimeter of NATO territory must be defended!” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausenda tweeted. A deliberate attack on a NATO member could theoretically trigger the invocation of the alliance’s Article 5, which states that an attack on one member of the military alliance is considered an attack against all. But the NATO treaty is highly unlikely to be triggered by a random attack. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also said the country would increase the readiness of some military units. Poland’s government said it had also summoned Moscow’s ambassador for an explanation.
Poland says ‘Russian-made missile’ kills two in border village
A “Russian-made missile” fell into the Polish village of Przewodów, near the Ukrainian border, killing two people on Tuesday afternoon, Poland’s foreign ministry said, in what would be the first time NATO territory has been hit during war in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs spokesman Lukasz Jasina said in a statement issued on Tuesday: On November 15, 2022, massive shelling of the entire territory of Ukraine and its critical infrastructure by the armed forces of the Russian Federation was observed for many hours. At 15.40 in the village of Przewodów… a Russian-made rocket fell, killing two citizens of the Republic of Poland.” It was unclear who fired the missile that landed a few miles from the Ukrainian border, Polish President Andrzej Duda said, but he and other officials claimed it was likely “Russian-made.” That could mean it was a Russian munition that may have strayed, but it could also have been a missile from Ukraine’s S-300 air defense system, weapons that experts said were originally made in Russia. . Two farmers were killed and a tractor was destroyed after a large explosion in the eastern village. Poland says ‘Russian-made missile’ caused explosion in Przewodów Poland says ‘Russian-made missile’ caused explosion in Przewodów Updated at 01:35 GMT
G7 leaders hold emergency summit after Poland blast
Jessica Elgott Members of the G7 and NATO nations gathered in Bali for the G20 summit held an emergency meeting after “Russian-made missiles” landed in Poland, killing two people. The meeting was attended by US President Joe Biden, UK’s Rishi Sunak, Germany’s Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, EU’s Ursula Von der Leyen, Japan’s Fumio Kishida, Dutch Mark Rutte, as well as Spanish Pedro Sanchez, Italian Giorgia Meloni and EU Council President Charles Michel. Biden, Sunak and Soltz spoke with Polish President Andrzej Duda earlier in the morning. The rest of the summit, which ends on Wednesday afternoon, is likely to be dominated by the response to the strikes. US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders are gathering for an emergency meeting in Bali. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 02.19 GMT
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Hello and welcome back to the Guardian’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. I’m Samantha Lock and I’ll be bringing you all the latest developments as they unfold over the next few hours. Poland is likely to call for an emergency meeting of all NATO ministers after it said Russian-made missiles had passed into the country in the first time NATO soil was hit during the war in Ukraine. Poland’s government said it had also summoned Moscow’s ambassador after a “Russian missile” fell in the Polish village of Przewodów, near the Ukrainian border, on Tuesday afternoon. For any updates or comments you’d like to share, please feel free to reach out via email or Twitter. If you’ve just joined us, here’s all the latest:
A “Russian-made missile” fell into the Polish village of Przewodów, near the Ukrainian border, killing two people on Tuesday afternoon, Poland’s foreign ministry said in a statement, in what would be the first time NATO territory has been hit. during Ukraine. war. Polish President Andrzej Duda said the blast was an “isolated incident” and there were “no signs” it would happen again. Duda said it was “most likely” a Russian-made missile, but “we don’t have any conclusive evidence at this time as to who launched this missile … this is all still under investigation at this time.” Poland’s government said it had summoned Moscow’s ambassador to Poland to explain. According to a statement published on Poland’s website, a spokesman said: “Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau summoned the ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked for an immediate detailed explanation.” NATO ministers are set to meet on Wednesday at the request of the Polish government. The meeting is to be called under Article 4 of the NATO treaty, which allows all NATO allies to gather when the “territorial integrity, political independence or security” of any member is threatened. A deliberate attack on a NATO member could theoretically trigger the invocation of the alliance’s Article 5, which states that an attack on one member of the military alliance is considered an attack against all. But the NATO treaty is highly unlikely to be triggered by a random attack. The White House said it could not confirm the reports coming from Poland and was working with the Polish government to gather more information. As dawn broke in Bali, Indonesia, where the G20 meeting is being held, US President Joe Biden spoke to Duda by phone. Biden offered Duda “full support and assistance with…
