The Latest Breaking News from Poland

The United States and its NATO allies are investigating the blast that killed two people in Poland, but early information suggests it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said. Biden spoke after global leaders gathered for the G20 meeting in Bali,…

If the missile that hit Poland was fired by Russia, it would be the first time Moscow’s weapons have hit a NATO member.

But Jens Stoltenberg says: ‘Let me be clear, this is not Ukraine’s fault. Russia bears responsibility’

The incident in Poland, a blast in a village near the border with Ukraine that killed two people, is an attempt to provoke a direct clash between Russia and NATO, the head of the permanent mission of Russia to the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Investigators say the missile that exploded in its territory likely came from Ukraine, not Russia, in an incident which left many wondering how the Western allies will respond.

The pair met after the landing of missiles in Poland sparked alarm among Western allies.

Ukraine’s arsenal includes stocks of former Soviet and Russian-made weaponry

For the first time during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a rocket has reached neighbouring Poland — a NATO country — fuelling speculation about whether it was deliberate or a mistake.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement on Wednesday that he had spoken with Polish President Andrzej Duda and expressed his condolences to him and his citizens after blasts near Poland's border with Ukraine.

The Prime Minister joined an emergency morning meeting on the incident at the G20 summit in Bali.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, about assessments of the blasts in Poland, the state department said in a statement on Wednesday.