World leaders gathering at the G20 summit in Bali are attempting to diffuse a potential escalation in the months-long Ukraine war after a “Russian-made” missile landed inside NATO-member Poland killing two people.
The missile landed outside the rural Polish village of Przewodow, about four miles west from the Ukrainian border on Tuesday, roughly the same time as Russia launched its biggest wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in more than a month. The circumstances surrounding the incident, which marks the first time a
leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, US President Joe Biden said preliminary information suggests it was “unlikely” the missile was fired from within Russia, but he couldn’t say conclusively until the investigation was complete. “We agreed to support Poland’s investigation into the explosion … And I’m going to make sure we figure out exactly what happened,” Biden said, adding that they offered sympathy over the death of two people.
Treaty. Article 4 allows for any member to seek consultations with the rest of the alliance and states. Witness to the blast described hearing a terrifying “whoosh” as the projectile flew over the town and the force of the explosion shook nearby windows. Video taken by a resident, which was geolocated and confirmed by CNN, shows a large smoke plume in the center of the village. At the site of the explosion, local media showed an image of a crater and upturned farm vehicle.
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