Warsaw: Two missiles landed within Polish territory near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday claiming two lives. Top NATO and US officials have said they are looking into reports of Russian missiles falling within the territory of the NATO member.
HIGHLIGHTS
- US President Joe Biden held an emergency roundtable meeting with its NATO allies on the margins of the G20 summit in Bali. Early information suggests it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said.
- Asked whether it was too early to say that 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.”
- Had a call with Poland Prez Andrzej Duda. Expressed condolences over the death of Polish citizens from Russian missile terror. We exchanged available info & are clarifying facts. Ukraine, Poland, all of Europe & world must be fully protected from terrorist Russia: Ukraine Prez Zelenskyy.
- Joe Biden spoke over the phone with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, offering “full US support for and assistance with Poland’s investigation”, the White House said.
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg extended condolences to Polish President Andrzej Duda after the explosion in the east of the country, adding that the alliance is “monitoring the situation”.
- He said Russia had fired 85 missiles at energy facilities across the country, condemning the strikes as an “act of genocide” and a ‘cynical slap in the face’ of the G20.