A stray missile that hit Poland on Tuesday was likely fired by Ukraine's air defences, not from Russian forces, according to NATO.."From the information that we and our allies have, it was an S-300 rocket made in the Soviet Union, an old rocket and there is no evidence that it was launched by the Russian side," Polish President Andrzej Duda said.."It is highly probable that it was fired by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defence.".Earlier in the day, Russian forces bombarded Ukrainian cities with more than 100 rockets. While some analysts initially suggested two Russian missiles flew off course, it may have been a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that veered off course and landed in Poland..Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who chaired the North Atlantic Treaty Organization emergency meeting in response to the attack, said there was "no indication that this was the result of a deliberate attack," or that Russia is preparing to attack NATO..While Stoltenberg stressed the incident was not a deliberate attack from Russia, he said the country's invasion of Ukraine created the conditions that made the mishap possible.."This is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine," Stoltenberg said..Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking from the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, had similar criticisms of Russia. "There is no question this is all because linked to the fact that Russia is continuing to escalate its illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine," he said..READ MORE: UPDATED: NATO member Poland considers invoking Article 4 after stray Russian missiles kill two.The incident sparked concerns the Russia-Ukraine war could spill over into a wider conflict involving NATO. .An attack on Poland, a NATO member, could have resulted in the military alliance invoking Article 5, which stipulates an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all. NATO countries would have been called to militarily respond to the Russian attack..On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia had nothing to do with the blast, adding several countries made "baseless statements" about Russia's involvement..Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said NATO should respond to the incident by deploying more air defences on the Polish-Ukrainian border.."I hope by next year's NATO summit in Vilnius, we will be able to make progress, as the situation confirms it is the right decision and needs swift implementation," Nauseda said.
A stray missile that hit Poland on Tuesday was likely fired by Ukraine's air defences, not from Russian forces, according to NATO.."From the information that we and our allies have, it was an S-300 rocket made in the Soviet Union, an old rocket and there is no evidence that it was launched by the Russian side," Polish President Andrzej Duda said.."It is highly probable that it was fired by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defence.".Earlier in the day, Russian forces bombarded Ukrainian cities with more than 100 rockets. While some analysts initially suggested two Russian missiles flew off course, it may have been a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that veered off course and landed in Poland..Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who chaired the North Atlantic Treaty Organization emergency meeting in response to the attack, said there was "no indication that this was the result of a deliberate attack," or that Russia is preparing to attack NATO..While Stoltenberg stressed the incident was not a deliberate attack from Russia, he said the country's invasion of Ukraine created the conditions that made the mishap possible.."This is not Ukraine's fault. Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine," Stoltenberg said..Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking from the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, had similar criticisms of Russia. "There is no question this is all because linked to the fact that Russia is continuing to escalate its illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine," he said..READ MORE: UPDATED: NATO member Poland considers invoking Article 4 after stray Russian missiles kill two.The incident sparked concerns the Russia-Ukraine war could spill over into a wider conflict involving NATO. .An attack on Poland, a NATO member, could have resulted in the military alliance invoking Article 5, which stipulates an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all. NATO countries would have been called to militarily respond to the Russian attack..On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia had nothing to do with the blast, adding several countries made "baseless statements" about Russia's involvement..Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said NATO should respond to the incident by deploying more air defences on the Polish-Ukrainian border.."I hope by next year's NATO summit in Vilnius, we will be able to make progress, as the situation confirms it is the right decision and needs swift implementation," Nauseda said.
