French President Emmanuel Macron said.contacted the Polish authoritiesAfter reports of two Russian missiles hitting Polish soil, and “keep abreast of the situation“, he announced to AFP on the evening of Tuesday, November 15 at the Elysée. “He is exploring the possibility of a leadership-level discussion tomorrow morning“, “given the presence of all our major European partners and our major allied partners in the G20– gathered at the summit held in Indonesia, where Emmanuel Macron is also present, the French Presidency added.
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Polish government An emergency meeting was held, and President Andrzej Duda had a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening. Poland, which borders Ukraine, which Russia invaded on February 24, is a member of NATO and about 10,000 US troops are stationed in the country.
“Today, Russian missiles hit Poland, the territory of an ally country. people died“, accused President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in a speech to the nation. “It is a very important escalation. We must actHe added, calling for a meeting.immediatelyNATO. “The collective response to Russian actions should be tough and principled. Among the immediate actions: A NATO summit with Ukraine to develop new joint operations that will force Russia to reverse the course of escalation and provide modern aircraft to Ukraine.”Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced this on Twitter.
NATO Secretary General Jens StoltenbergOn Tuesday evening, he was estimated to be “it is important that all the facts are established” After a conversation with Polish President Andrzej Duda “About the explosion in Poland”.. “NATO is monitoring the situation and the Allies are in close consultation.”he wrote on Twitter, introducing himself “regret” for deaths that may be linked to the downing of a Russian missile, according to unconfirmed reports.
Charles Michel, President of the European Councilhe said to himself in the evening “I am shocked by the news about the killing of a rocket or other ammunition in Polish territory.”. “I offer my condolences to the families. We are on the side of Poland. I am in contact with the Polish authorities, members of the European Council and other allies.– he wrote on Twitter. The President of the European Council later announced that he would propose “Coordinating meeting with EU leaders on Wednesday”. to attend the G20 in Bali after speaking with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The latter was assured by Charles Michel “EU full unity and solidarity in support of Poland”..
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen he said to himself.on alert“. “We are closely monitoring the situation and are in contact with the Polish authorities“, he wrote on Twitter.
US Department of Defense“examined” the press reports that there are two Russian missiles “hit a location in Poland or on the border with Ukrainea spokesman said Tuesday. “We have no information at this stage to confirm this information and we are looking into it further.”, this speaker clarified. “At this time, we have no information to confirm that there was a missile strikeNevertheless, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder emphasized.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban the Defense Council convened on Tuesday evening “in response to the missile that hit the territory of Poland”.His press spokesman Zoltan Kovac announced on Twitter. It’s the situation “uncertain”, “We don’t know exactly what happened.”Minister of Defense Christoph Shalai-Bobrovnichki announced this in an interview on M1 public TV channel after the meeting.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday “solidarity” After the fall of London according to Warsaw a “Russian-made projectile”. in the territory of this NATO country, offering British help. In a telephone conversation from the G20 summit in Indonesia, the British Conservative leader “reiterated Britain’s solidarity with Poland as a close ally” and: “He offered all the necessary help to quickly find out what happened.”a Downing Street statement said, adding that London would do so “coordinate” with his colleagues.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz To convey Berlin’s solidarity to Polish President Andrzej Duda, who “next to” After two people were killed by a missile in Poland, its Polish NATO partner. “The chancellor just called Polish President Duda and expressed his condolences to him. Poland will carefully investigate the circumstances of the incident in which two citizens were killed last night. Germany stands closely alongside our partner Poland in NATO.Olaf Scholz’s spokesman tweeted Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Source: Le Figaro
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