MADRID, 16 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, stated this Wednesday that it is “unlikely” that the missiles that have reached Polish territory and have claimed the lives of two people have been fired from Russia due to their trajectory.
After holding a meeting with world leaders from NATO and the G7 to address the accidental attack on the Polish town of Przewodow, the President of the United States stated at a press conference that the States “unanimously” support an investigation to to clarify what happened due to the fear that it was an attack on a member country of the Atlantic Alliance.
In this sense, and after being asked if the projectiles had been fired from Russia, Biden has asserted that the information he has so far does not indicate such a thing.
“There is preliminary information that refutes it. I don’t want to say that until we fully investigate. But it is unlikely, taking into account the trajectory, that it was fired from Russia. But we’ll see. We’ll see,” the US president said, according to a statement from the White House.
Still, Biden has accused Russia of continuing its escalation in the Ukraine war after launching “lots and lots” of attacks in western Ukraine on the day the G20 met in Bali, Indonesia.
“We fully support Ukraine at this time and have done so since the beginning of this conflict. And we will continue to do whatever it takes to give them the ability to defend themselves,” he added.
During the afternoon of this Tuesday, two missiles have reached the Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, causing the death of two people.
For now, the Polish authorities do not have conclusive evidence about who is behind the launch of the projectiles, although they have indicated that the missiles were Russian-made.
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has asked for calm and has informed that his Government is working together with its allies. “Polish soldiers are in place. The support of the allies is there and the commitments are fulfilled,” said the country’s leader.
“NATO is on alert. We have strengthened the preparation of the Polish armed forces, including air defense. Our planes will be supported by allied planes,” he explained.
The Polish president has also announced that “it is very likely” that this Wednesday the Polish ambassador to NATO, Tomasz Szatkowski, will request the activation of Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
Since the creation of said article, it has been invoked seven times, the last one following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. At that time, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia asked to hold consultations.
