A missile that killed two people in Poland was probably not fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after holding talks with leaders of Western allies amid concerns the Ukraine conflict could spill into neighbouring countries.
A missile killed two people in Poland, but US President Joe Biden said it was probably not fired from Russia.The United States and NATO countries would fully investigate before acting.
Russia denied it was responsible for the explosion, however Polish President Andrzej Duda told reporters it was"most likely a Russian-made missile", but there was no concrete evidence showing who fired the missile and that it was a one-off incident. Asked whether it was too early to say if the missile was fired from Russia, Biden said:"There is preliminary information that contests that. I don't want to say that until we completely investigate it, but it is unlikely in the lines of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia but we’ll see.”NATO ambassadors are expected to meet later on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian missiles hit Poland in a"significant escalation" of the conflict. He did not provide evidence of Russia's involvement. Biden told Duda in a call that Washington has an"ironclad commitment to NATO" and will support Poland's investigation, the White House said.
Germany and Canada said they were monitoring the situation, and the European Union, the Netherlands and Norway said they were seeking more details. French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a verification effort, while Britain was"urgently" looking into the report.
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