NATO confirms missile that landed in Poland came from Ukraine | news

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jen Stoltenberg suggested that a missile that landed in Poland this Wednesday could have been caused by Ukraine’s air defenses, and denied that Russia wanted to attack the military alliance.

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Poland has denied that the missile that landed on its territory was Russian

According to the organization, there was no indication that the missile was the result of a deliberate attack or that Russia was preparing for offensive military operations against NATO.

He also appreciated that this time more members of the military camp were ready to provide air defense systems to Ukraine.

Stoltenberg asked to wait for the results of the ongoing investigation in any case and stressed that although “you have to act quickly”, you also have to “keep calm and avoid escalation”.

“Let me be clear, this is not Ukraine’s fault, Russia bears the ultimate responsibility as it continues its activity against its neighbor,” the executive said.

It should be remembered that the missile was detected last Tuesday in the Lublin province, which is located near the border with Ukraine, after hitting the Polish city of Przewodow, in grain drying facilities, with two deaths recorded.

In its early days, several reports emerged that the missile that landed in Polish territory was Russian, and suggested that it was a direct attack on a NATO country to which the alliance would have to respond.

For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry pointed out that the reports of various Ukrainian sources and foreign officials about the downing of Russian missiles were deliberate provocations aimed at escalating the situation.

In this sense, the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirmed this Wednesday at the G20 summit that Russia had nothing to do with the missile downing in Poland, and that he “respects and believes” in Moscow’s position. .

According to the president, several NATO countries discussed the incident and came to the conclusion that Russia had nothing to do with it. “I consider it necessary to carry out further investigation,” he insisted after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

In another row, Ukraine this Wednesday demanded “immediate access” to the site in Poland where a missile fell on Tuesday and which, according to Warsaw, is “highly likely” to be a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile.

“Ukraine demands immediate access to the crash site for security representatives and border guards,” Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, said on Twitter, adding that he wanted “a joint investigation of the incident.”