The Missiles in Poland apparently weren’t Russian…
Small twist: The missile that hit Poland may have been fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile, the AP reports, citing three unidentified US officials.
The circumstances of the missile's launch remained outstanding in the confusion caused by a series of Russian airstrikes across the nearby border with Ukraine, but who launched it could not be established. Russia has denied any involvement in the explosion in Poland.
Three US officials said preliminary assessments suggest the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile in a series of attacks on Ukraine's electrical infrastructure on Tuesday. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. -AP
The Associated Press also points out that the above assessment, plus comments from President Biden who called it "unlikely" that the missile was fired from Russia, contradict information provided Tuesday by a senior US intelligence official who said to the PA "that Russian missiles have crossed into Poland".
Thus the missiles would have resulted from the interception, or attempted interception, of Russian missiles by the Ukrainian air defense. This considerably lowers the level of tension in the NATO-Russia confrontation and it is significant that the first to talk about it were the USA, which also held talks in Istanbul with its Russian counterparts.
However, today NATO will hold a meeting convened pursuant to Article 4, i.e. linked to threats to the territorial integrity of one of the countries. The commitment to common defense will probably be confirmed and there could be some rearrangement of the air defense on the eastern borders, in addition to the request not to carry out attacks that could involve areas of NATO countries.
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