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Russia had 'nothing to do with' Polish missile incident – Erdogan | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The president of Türkiye pointed out that Joe Biden also doesn't believe that the projectile was fired by Moscow | |
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Polish claims that a Russian missile killed two of its citizens near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday. | |
The US and other countries agree with his point-of-view, the leader of Türkiye told journalists on Wednesday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia, when asked about the incident. | |
"Russia saying this has nothing to do with them and (US President Joe) Biden saying these missiles are not Russian-made show that this has nothing to do with Russia," Erdogan outlined. | |
A proper investigation of what had happened is essential, he added. | |
The alleged deaths in Poland took place amid a massive missile strike on various parts of Ukraine. President Vladimir Zelensky rushed to accuse Moscow of delivering a missile strike on a NATO member and urged the military bloc to retaliate. | |
The Polish Foreign Ministry said a “Russian-made missile” landed in Przewodow, and summoned Moscow's ambassador to demand an explanation. | |
The Russian Defense Ministry denied any connection to the incident, stating that its operation didn’t extend to the location of the incident. | The Russian Defense Ministry denied any connection to the incident, stating that its operation didn’t extend to the location of the incident. |
US President Joe Biden said it was “unlikely” that the missile was fired by Russia, but said further investigation was necessary. | US President Joe Biden said it was “unlikely” that the missile was fired by Russia, but said further investigation was necessary. |
According to unnamed US officials cited by Associated Press, the weapon was likely a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that went astray. If true, the projectile probably came from the old Soviet stockpile that Ukraine inherited after the collapse of the USSR. | According to unnamed US officials cited by Associated Press, the weapon was likely a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that went astray. If true, the projectile probably came from the old Soviet stockpile that Ukraine inherited after the collapse of the USSR. |
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