The US president, Joe Biden, has indicated this Wednesday that it is “unlikely” that the missile that caused an explosion in Poland , near the border with Ukraine, was fired from Russia, and announced that the G7 and NATO will support the investigation of the Polish government about the incident before taking “further steps”.
Asked by the press about whether the missile was fired by Russia, Biden said: “There is a lot of information that contradicts that. I don’t want to say it until we fully investigate, but it is unlikely due to the trajectory that it was fired from Russia.”
The US president made the remarks at the end of an emergency meeting of the G7 and NATO leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit , which is being held on the Indonesian island of Bali.
G7 and NATO leaders to support Poland investigation
The leaders of the G7 and NATO have agreed to support Poland’s investigation into the alleged Russian-made missile that hit their territory before taking “further steps” , US President Joe Biden has announced.
In that meeting, the leaders have agreed “unanimously” to support the investigation of Poland to determine “exactly what happened” before taking “further steps” collectively, Biden has detailed.
“We addressed the explosion that took place in the eastern part of Poland, near the border with Ukraine. We offer full help and assistance to Poland with its ongoing investigation,” they said in a joint statement .
“We have agreed to remain in close contact to determine the appropriate next steps to take while the investigation proceeds,” said the joint statement signed by the leaders of Canada, the European institutions, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States.
During the meeting, according to Biden, the leaders of the G7 and NATO also addressed the “brutal” and “inhumane” attacks that Russia has launched in recent hours against different regions of Ukraine , including the capital, and that have caused significant cuts in the electrical supply.
“At a time when the world has come together at the G20 summit to urge de-escalation, Russia continues to choose to escalate (war) in Ukraine. There were debris and missile debris in western Ukraine. We support Ukraine at this time and we will do everything necessary so that they can defend themselves,” Biden stressed.
The European Commission and the European Council, present at the assembly
The meeting of the G7 and NATO leaders took place at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Bali , where Biden is staying. In addition to the American, the meeting was attended by the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz; the Prime Ministers of Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan, Justin Trudeau, Rishi Sunak, Giorgia Meloni and Kishida Fumio, respectively; and the French president, Emmanuel Macron; G7 member countries.
Also participating are the leaders of Spain and the Netherlands, Pedro Sánchez and Mark Rutte, NATO countries also present at the G20 summit as guests of this forum, as well as the president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, informed the White House.
