Reuters: judging by the trajectory, the rocket that fell in Poland did not come from Russia The US President said that, according to preliminary data, the rocket that led to the explosion in Poland was not launched from Russia.
He announced this at an emergency meeting of world leaders in Bali, writes Reuters.
Bali, November 16 — The United States and its NATO allies are investigating an explosion that killed two people in Poland. According to preliminary information, it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said.
Biden spoke after world leaders gathered for the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, held an emergency meeting on Wednesday following the explosions in Poland. These explosions, according to the Ukrainian and Polish authorities, were caused by the hit of Russian-made missiles.
Answering the question whether it is too early to say that the missile was fired from Russia, Biden said: "According to preliminary data, this is refuted. I don't want to talk about this until the investigation is fully completed, but it is unlikely, in terms of trajectory, that this missile was launched from Russia. We'll see.”
The US and NATO countries will conduct a full investigation before acting, he added.
The meeting was called by Biden, the White House said, after two people were killed in an explosion in Przewodów, a settlement in eastern Poland on the border with Ukraine.
"We have agreed to support the Polish investigation into the explosion in Poland, near the Ukrainian border, and we will find out exactly what happened," Biden said. — And then we will collectively determine the next step. There was complete unanimity among the people at the table."
The meeting was attended by leaders from the United States, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom.
All, with the exception of Japan, are members of NATO, a defense alliance that also includes Poland.
Confirmation that Moscow was to blame for the explosion could trigger NATO's principle of collective defense, known as Article 5. According to it, an attack on one of the alliance members is considered an attack on everyone and discussion of a potential military response is launched.
Poland has announced a check on whether it needs to request consultations in accordance with Article 4 of the Alliance, which allows NATO members to bring any issue of concern, especially with regard to security, for discussion in the bloc.
Poland summoned the Russian ambassador in Warsaw for an explanation after Moscow declared its non-involvement in the incident.
