US President Joe Biden said today that the missile that struck Poland and killed two people was unlikely to have been launched from Russia.
“There are initial reports that deny it,” Biden told reporters when asked if the missile was launched from Russia.
“It’s unlikely on the track that it was fired from Russia, but we’ll see,” he added.
On the other hand, the G7 and NATO leaders decided Support the investigation into the missile accident Made in Russia, the US president revealed.
In Bali, where Joe Biden will attend the G20 summit, the official explained that the agreement was reached “unanimously”. emergency meeting It happened this morning.
According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the meeting took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bali, where Joe Biden is staying.
Apart from Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Prime Ministers of Canada, the UK, Italy and Japan, Justin Trudeau, Rishi Sunak, Georgia Meloni and Kishita Fumio respectively, and the French President attended the emergency. Meeting with Emmanuel Macron.
European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel are also present, the White House said.
US says Ukraine may have fired missile
U.S. officials say the missile that struck Poland may have been fired by Ukrainian forces in retaliation for one of Tuesday’s Russian strikes.
This is at least the result of a preliminary assessment, but may form the basis of any political and military decision taken by NATO countries regarding the incident.
The Russian ambassador to Poland was invited to give “detailed explanations”.
Poland’s foreign ministry confirmed that a “Russian-made projectile” hit the NATO country’s territory near the border with Ukraine, killing two people.
“In the village of Przewodów (…), a Russian-made projectile fell [na terça-feira] killed two citizens of the Republic of Poland”, said a statement from the ministry’s spokesman, Lukasz Jasina.
In the same note the Russian ambassador in Poland was invited to give “detailed explanations”.