US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that it is “unlikely” that he has been expelled from Russia. the missile that caused an explosion in Polandnear the border with Ukraine, and announced that the G7 and NATO will support the Polish government’s investigation about the incident before taking “further action”.
Asked by the press whether the missile was fired by Russia, Biden said: “There’s a lot of information that contradicts that. I don’t want to say that until we do a thorough investigation, but it is unlikely due to the trajectory that he was expelled from Russia.”
The US President made these statements at the end of nail emergency meeting of G7 and NATO leaders on the sidelines of the g20 summitcelebrated on the Indonesian island of Bali.
G7 and NATO leaders back Poland investigation
G7 and NATO leaders agree to support Poland’s investigation into alleged Russian-made missile that hit their territory before doing “more steps”announced US President Joe Biden.
At this meeting, the leaders agreed “unanimously” support Poland’s investigation to determine “exactly what happened” before taking “further action” collectively, Biden detailed.
“We have 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 in its ongoing investigation,” they said. in a joint statement.
“We’ve agreed stay in close contact to determine the appropriate next steps to take as the investigation unfolds,” reads the joint statement signed by the leaders of Canada, European institutions, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, from Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
During the meeting, according to Biden, the G7 and NATO leaders also addressed the “brutal” and “inhumane” attacks that Russia has launched in recent hours against different regions of Ukraineincluding the capital, and which caused major power cuts.
“At a time when the world came together at the G20 summit to urge de-escalation, Russia continues to choose to escalate (the war) in Ukraine. There was debris and missile debris in western Ukraine. We stand with Ukraine right now and we will do whatever it takes for them to defend themselves,” Biden stressed.
The European Commission and the European Council, present at the meeting
The meeting of G7 and NATO leaders took place in Grand Hyatt Bali, where Biden is staying. In addition to the American, the meeting was attended by 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.
In the investigations into the incident in Poland, the next step is a NATO emergency meeting which will be held this Wednesday in Brussels at the request of the Polish government.
Poland plans to invoke Article 4 of NATOthat the allies “shall consult each other when, in the opinion of one of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of one of the Parties is threatened”.
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