“It’s not Ukraine’s fault. Russia bears responsibility as it continues the illegal war”
The missile that fell in Poland was Ukrainian, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the press conference referring to the event that caused the emergency meeting of the Alliance’s permanent representatives.
As he said, “the top commanders informed us about the investigations. Yesterday’s explosion took place as Russia unleashed a new wave of attack on Ukraine.
The investigation is ongoing and we have to wait for the result. We have no indication that it was the result of deliberate action. We have no indication that Russia will attack a NATO member country.
From the preliminary investigations it appears that it was probably a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile to intercept a Russian one.
I want to be clear: It is not Ukraine’s fault. Russia bears responsibility as it continues its illegal war in Ukraine.
We will continue to we support Ukraine. Russia must stop the war.
I spoke with President Duda (Poland) and President Biden (USA) and we agreed to remain calm and follow the investigations.”
Responding to questions from journalists, Mr Stoltenberg reiterated that the Ukrainian missile that hit Poland was not a deliberate act and added that Ukraine has the right to shoot down Russian missiles.
On whether NATO is prepared for similar incidents, he said: “We are prepared for accidents and to avoid escalation of the situation with calmness and determination.”
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