02:40Indonesia: 'It's unlikely that it was fired from Russia' - Biden on missile incident on Poland-Ukraine border
US President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that it was 'unlikely' that a missile which landed in Poland the previous day killing two people was fired from Russia, while speaking from the G20 summit in Bali.
"I don’t want to say that until we’ve completely investigated but it it’s unlikely in the minds of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we’ll see, we’ll see," he told them.
When asked if Poland had asked for NATO’s article four - consultations when territory is threatened- or five - an attack on one member is an attack on all - Biden didn’t comment, saying that there would be a prompt "meeting of the ambassadors, so that’s what we’re going to go to next."
Polish authorities reported that a missile had fallen on their territory on Tuesday, close to the border with Ukraine.
It came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed 90 missiles had been launched against his country, describing the incident in Poland as a 'significant escalation'.
The Russian Defence Ministry strongly denied any responsibility, saying that "there were no strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border by Russian weapons."
Polish President Andrzej Duda told journalists that the authorities "do not have any conclusive evidence at the moment as to who launched the missile".
02:40Mandatory courtesy: The White House
US President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that it was 'unlikely' that a missile which landed in Poland the previous day killing two people was fired from Russia, while speaking from the G20 summit in Bali.
"I don’t want to say that until we’ve completely investigated but it it’s unlikely in the minds of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we’ll see, we’ll see," he told them.
When asked if Poland had asked for NATO’s article four - consultations when territory is threatened- or five - an attack on one member is an attack on all - Biden didn’t comment, saying that there would be a prompt "meeting of the ambassadors, so that’s what we’re going to go to next."
Polish authorities reported that a missile had fallen on their territory on Tuesday, close to the border with Ukraine.
It came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed 90 missiles had been launched against his country, describing the incident in Poland as a 'significant escalation'.
The Russian Defence Ministry strongly denied any responsibility, saying that "there were no strikes on targets near the Ukrainian-Polish state border by Russian weapons."
Polish President Andrzej Duda told journalists that the authorities "do not have any conclusive evidence at the moment as to who launched the missile".