Unlikely: Biden on missile being fired from Russia

November 16, 2022 11:43

US President Joe Biden shares a moment with PM Modi

President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was unlikely that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but he pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a Russian-made missile.

Biden spoke after he convened an emergency meeting of the Group of Seven and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations on the explosion that killed two people in the eastern part of Poland near the Ukraine border.

"There is preliminary information that contests that," Biden told reporters when asked if the missile had been fired from Russia. "It is unlikely in the lines of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we'll see," Biden added.

Three U.S. officials said preliminary assessments suggested the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile amid a crushing salvo against Ukraine's electrical infrastructure Tuesday.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Ukraine still maintains stocks of former Soviet and Russian-made weaponry, including the S-300 air-defence missile system.

The president, who was awakened overnight by staff with the news of the missile explosion while in Indonesia for the Group of 20 summit, called Polish President Andrzej Duda early Wednesday to express his deep condolences for the loss of life.

Biden promised on Twitter full U.S support for and assistance with Poland's investigation, and reaffirmed the United States' ironclad commitment to NATO.

Biden said that he briefed the allies on his conversations with Duda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and that there was Total unanimity among the folks at the table to support Poland's investigation into the explosion.

"I'm going to make sure we find out exactly what happened," Biden said. "And then we're going to collectively determine our next step as we investigate. -- PTI

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