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Live Updates: Early indications suggest Poland blast involved Ukrainian air defense
The Polish government blamed a Russian-made missile for the deaths of two of its citizens Tuesday in a blast that raised fears that President Vladimir Putin’s war could spread.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda said a blast in Poland that killed two and stoked fears Russia’s war would escalate into a wider conflict was most likely an accident caused by a Ukrainian air defense system shooting down a Russian missile.
“There is no indication that this could be qualified as an attack against Poland,” Duda said in a tweet. “Unfortunately, it is highly probable that one of the missiles fired by the Ukrainian missile defense unfortunately fell on our territory.”
Tensions spiraled Tuesday after the blast and the government of NATO member Poland blamed a Russian-made missile for the deaths of its citizens. At the time, the Kremlin denied any involvement, and President Joe Biden said it was “unlikely” that it was launched from Russia.
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Biden called an emergency meeting of allied leaders in Indonesia, and pledged “full U.S support for and assistance with Poland’s investigation.”
NATO was set to meet in Brussels on Wednesday.
Belgium’s defense minister said the blast appears to have been “a result of Ukrainian air defense,” though investigations are ongoing.
‘Most members’ of the G-20 strongly condemned the war in Ukraine in a final communiqué from their summit in Indonesia.