Russia-Ukraine war: what Kiev and Moscow say about the missiles that fell in Poland

The Russia-Ukraine war is going through a new escalation of tension after the news of the fall of Russian missiles in the territory of Poland, state associated with NATOwhere there was two dead.

A few minutes after the complaints, the governments of Volodimir Zelenski and Vladimir Putin faced each other again, now for their versions of the facts: while from kyiv they solicited “act” before the attack, in Moscow they denied any connection with the episode and talked about it “provocation”.

Confirmed the fall of shells in Przewodów, in the province of Lublin, about 24 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. by a senior intelligence official Washington, the AP reported. However, both The USA and Poland have not yet been released officially about the origin of missiles.

In Warsaw, however, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki urgently summoned to the National Security Commission.

Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine have come out to demonstrate for the episode.

“This is a Russian missile attack on collective security! This is a very significant climb. We have to act”Volodimir Zelensky said in a video message.

“Terror is not limited to our borders. A Russian missile has hit Poland,” the Ukrainian president said.

“I want to say now to all our Polish brothers and sisters: Ukraine will always support you! Terror will not set people free! Victory is possible when there is no fear! Russia is terrorizing us and everyone it reaches,” Zelensky added.

For his part, Russia has denied being connected to the incident. Through a statement of Ministry of Defencehe called the situation “deliberate provocation” and said that the images published by the Polish media – showing the damage caused by the missiles – they are false.

“The statements of the Polish media and officials about the alleged launch of ‘Russian’ missiles in the Przewoduv area are a deliberate provocation to escalate the situation”, they said in Moscow.

And they concluded: “Russian rockets did not attack targets near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Polish media published remains of the scene in the town of Przewoduv They have nothing to do with Russian weapons.”

The new events could turn the war conflict around. And this Poland has been a member of NATO since 1999whose treaty stipulates that parties or the entire bloc may assist a member in the face of external attack, including by “the use of armed force”.

Furthermore, they occur after a hundred Russian missiles have been fired from Rostov, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea against Ukrainian territory, mainly against infrastructure targets. They also hit the cities of Lviv and Kharkov, the town that celebrated the withdrawal of the Russian occupiers this weekend. More than 7 million homes were left without electricity following Tuesday’s massive attacks.

What the Polish government said

After the meeting of the Commission of the Council of Ministers for Defense and National Security Affairs, the government of Poland made a decision strengthen “military units and fighters”.

The authorities “are on site at the moment, explaining the situation that has occurred” and the availability of “certain military units and fighters” will be increased, government spokesman Piotr Müller said.

The spokesman said that it was agreed to “increase the combat readiness of uniformed service units in our country.”

Meanwhile, the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, had a telephone conversation this afternoon with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, in a succession of repercussions that are advancing by the minute.

NATO’s statement: “Let it be clarified”

The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, also communicated with the President of Poland. “I have offered my condolences on the loss of life. NATO is monitoring the situation and allies are consulting closely. It is important that all the facts are clarified,” he said in a short message on Twitter.

European diplomacy has also spoken out on the attack. “Today’s massive rocket attacks by the Russian army in Ukraine clearly show that Russia wants to terrorize its people and continue to destroy the country,” wrote Petr Fiala, the Czech prime minister, who sits at the Presidency of the European Union.

“If Poland confirms that the missiles have also hit its territory, it will be another escalation by Russia“, added the head of the Czech government in his short statement, in which he also expressed his country’s support for Warsaw.

“We strongly support our ally in the EU and NATO,” he said.

For its part, the German Foreign MinisterAnnalena Baerbock, informed that her country monitors the news of the rockets that hit Poland and added that she is in contact with that country and other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the NetherlandsMark Rutte, warned that “it is now important to establish exactly what happened” with the alleged impact of Russian missiles in Poland and considered how “serious relationship” known information about the accident.

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