'Russian Made' Missile Kills Two People In Poland, World Leaders Convene In An Emergency Conference
After a "Russian-made" missile landed within NATO-member Poland, killing two people, world leaders gathered in Bali are working to defuse a potential escalation in the months-long Ukraine crisis.
On Tuesday, the missile fell outside the small Polish town of Przewodow, approximately four miles (6.4 kilometres) west of the Ukrainian border, around the same time Russia unleashed its worst round of missile assaults on Ukrainian cities in more than a month.
The details behind the attack, which represents the first direct strike on a NATO country during the almost nine-month combat, remain unknown. The missile's launcher and location are unknown, while the Polish Foreign Ministry classified it as "Russian-made."
During the battle, both Russian and Ukrainian troops employed Russian-made munitions, with Ukraine deploying Russian-made missiles as part of its air defence system.
Speaking to reporters after an emergency meeting with G7 and NATO leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, US President Joe Biden said preliminary evidence suggests the missile was launched from within Russia, but he couldn't say definitively until the investigation was completed.
"We pledged to assist Poland's inquiry into the incident... "And I'm going to make sure we learn out precisely what occurred," Biden added, adding that they expressed their condolences for the deaths of two individuals. "Then, as we research and advance, we'll decide on our next move as a group." "There was complete agreement at the table," he continued.
Biden stated that he updated the leaders on his prior meetings with Polish President Andrzej Duda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Duda stated earlier Tuesday that while it was unclear who launched the missile, it was "most likely" manufactured in Russia. "We are working carefully and very calmly," Duda said during a Bureau of National Security address in Warsaw.
According to a brief statement issued late Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry called the reports by Polish media, who originally reported the fatalities, "a intentional provocation in order to worsen the situation."
It went on to say that the debris photographs published in Polish media "from the site in the village of Przewodow had nothing to do with Russian weaponry."
According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the missile that fell in Przewodów was a "single act," and there is no indication of subsequent missile strikes.
However, Morawiecki stated that Poland is improving its military readiness, and that Poland is conducting a comprehensive review and talks with its partners over the potential use of Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. Article 4 empowers any member to request discussions with the remainder of the alliance and its member nations.
Witnesses said they heard a horrifying "whoosh" as the missile sailed over town, and the intensity of the explosion rattled neighbouring windows.
Duda stated in his speech that the US will send specialists to inspect the location as part of a cooperative operation.
"I expressed my sympathy for the death. NATO is keeping a careful eye on the issue, and countries are talking closely. "It is critical that all facts be established," Stoltenberg said in a statement.
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