DISINFO: Ukraine and Poland tried to provoke a direct clash between Russia and NATO
SUMMARY
Ukraine and Poland tried to provoke a direct clash between Russia and NATO with the missile incident. The absolutely irresponsible statements made by the leadership of these two states cannot be perceived in another way.
RESPONSE
Unfounded statement. This claim was made in connection with a missile accident in Poland. On 15 November 2022, an S-300 missile entered the Polish airspace from the territory of Ukraine, killing two Polish civilians. According to US and Polish officials, the missile was fired by Ukrainian air defence troops, trying to defend the country from a large-scale Russian missile attack taking place on 15 November 2022. According to the statement of Polish President Andrzej Duda, this situation is an “unfortunate accident” which is a result of a massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine. According to Nato's position, “Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine”.
At the same time, the Polish authorities and NATO representatives underlined that this missile accident was not a deliberate attack on Poland and “there are no indications that Russia is preparing offensive military actions against NATO”.
Pro-Kremlin and other Russian state-controlled outlets' version of a deliberate provocation from Ukraine and Poland is a conspiracy. Russia blames Ukraine and the West for its own invasion of Ukraine started on 24 February 2022.
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