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Poland in ‘Crisis Situation’ After Reports of Deadly Missile Attack
Russian Missiles Land in Poland, Killing Two
"If Russia continues to do this, then who knows what Nato’s response is going to be."
BBC 15 NOV 2022.
Were the reported Russian missile strikes on Poland an accident?
Two missiles have landed in Poland along its border with Ukraine, killing two people, local media reported Tuesday.
The Prime Minister has called an urgent security meeting with the Committee of the Council of Ministers for National Security and Defense Affairs, government spokesman Piotr Müller announced on Twitter .
“The Prime Minister called as a matter of urgency the Committee of the Council of Ministers for National Security and Defense Affairs,” Müller said.
A spokesperson for the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C. confirmed the Prime Minister called the meeting and told The Daily Beast the meeting was ongoing as of 2:01pm ET. The spokesperson declined to share the purpose of the meeting.
Müller said the meeting was in response to a “crisis situation,” according to the AP.
The origins of the reported explosion were not immediately clear, local media reported. Quoting an anonymous senior U.S. intelligence official, the AP reported that the incident was the result of Russian missiles crossing into Poland.
The reported attack on Poland, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, could raise questions for the military alliance about whether Article V could be triggered and pull other countries into a conflict. If a NATO member is the victim of an attack, other members can consider it an attack on the alliance writ large and pursue retaliatory action.
The Pentagon is looking into the reports about missile strikes in Poland, Pentagon Press Secretary Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Tuesday. He declined to speculate about whether collective response through NATO is relevant in this case at this time.
The Biden administration could not confirm the reports Tuesday, a White House National Security Council Spokesperson said.
"We've seen these reports out of Poland and are working with the Polish government to gather more information," the spokesperson said. "We cannot confirm the reports or any of the details at this time. We will determine what happene
UPDATE
Massive Missile Attacks in Ukraine
BBC 15 NOV 2022.
As world leaders gather at the G20 summit to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, a barrage of missiles was launched. Just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky told the gathering in Bali that "now is the time" to end the war and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for an end to the "barbaric" conflict, the Kremlin pounded cities and energy facilities in a fresh wave of strikes. A Ukrainian air force spokesman said Russia fired around 100 missiles in a countrywide assault.
Fresh bombardment struck residential buildings in Kyiv and prompted mass power outages. In the capital, at least one person was killed. Lviv in the west and Kharkiv in the east were also attacked. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the president's office, distributed footage showing a blaze at a Soviet-era, five-storey residential building. Sherelle Jacobs argues in her latest column that the West declared total victory over Vladimir Putin far too soon
Russian Soldiers Fled Naked
A group of Russian soldiers ditched their weapons and gear to swim naked across the Dnipro River during Moscow's retreat from the city of Kherson. Ukraine's defence ministry released a video showing Ukrainian troops patrolling along a river bank – to find it littered with the belongings of Kremlin soldiers, who left all their equipment behind as they fled without clothes. After a long hibernation under Russian control, Kherson is nervously embracing a new dawn. Colin Freeman has our dispatch, in which he reports how locals are slowly adapting to months under Kremlin command and do not know who to trust.
To meet President Zelensky in Kyiv, dignitaries must take a gruelling 10-hour sleeper train. With air space closed and road travel too risky, guests hunker down for a 400-mile night journey on the Soviet-built railway from Poland's border. For politicians used to luxury air travel, it does not sound like the most relaxing of journeys. But they do have the nation's best cuisine at their disposal. Meet top chef Ievgen Klopotenko, who has been wooing world leaders with his exceptional on-board cuisine.
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