Hypothesis about fall of Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile on Poland does not change essence, Russia is responsible, - Italian Prime Minister Meloni
The head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, said that Russia is responsible for the fact that on November 15, a missile fell on the territory of Poland.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to Ukrinform.
"This morning, against the background of the news from Poland, we asked for information, met and consulted with our allies. The hypothesis that a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile fell on Poland does not change the fact, since, in our opinion, the responsibility for what happened is fully borne Russia," she said.
She also added that Italy, along with its allies, condemned Moscow's missile attacks.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said there were "no signs" that the missile that fell in Poland on Tuesday was a "deliberate strike" on the country.
As reported, on November 15, during a massive missile attack on Ukraine, 2 missiles fell in Poland, killing 2 people. It became known that US intelligence confirmed the strike by Russian missiles on Poland. In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation called the information about the fall of Russian missiles in Poland "a deliberate provocation for the purpose of escalation." The United States, Estonia, and Lithuania have declared their readiness to defend every inch of NATO territory. Latvia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine also joined their statements.
On the same day, at an extraordinary meeting on the evening of November 15, the Polish government decided to increase the army's combat readiness. NATO Secretary General Jens noted that NATO is monitoring the situation in Poland. In addition, on November 16, Stoltenberg will gather the ambassadors of the alliance member countries for an emergency meeting to discuss the events in Poland.
Later it became known that the President of Poland Andrzej Duda discussed the explosions in Poland with Stoltenberg and Biden and is convening the National Security Council.
It was also reported that due to the fall of missiles on the territory of Poland, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will initiate a coordination meeting with the leaders of the member states of the European Union, who are currently participating in the G20 summit in Bali.
On the night of November 16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland emphasized that a Russian-made missile fell on the territory of Poland.
