A Russian-Made Missile Killed Two People in Poland Near Its Ukraine Border: Polish Government
- A Russian-Made Missile Killed Two People in Poland Near Its Ukraine Border: Polish Government
by and The Polish government said that a Russian-made missile killed two of its citizens near the border with Ukraine Tuesday after it convened an emergency security and defense meeting and agreed to increase its military readiness.
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Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau summoned the Russian ambassador and demanded an explanation for the deadly blast near the southeastern town of Hrubieszów. “A moment ago it was decided to increase the readiness of some military units in Poland and other uniformed services,” government spokesman Piotr Müller told reporters.
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Whether intentional or by mistake, the revelation raised fears that President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine could spread and escalate a regional conflict into a wider war.
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“We’ve seen these reports out of Poland and are working with the Polish government to gather more information,” the spokesperson for the National Security Council said in a statement. “We cannot confirm the reports or any of the details at this time. We will determine what happened and what the appropriate next steps would be.”
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