Biden, allies hold ’emergency’ talks after missile strikes Poland: White House, Following a missile strike on Polish territory close to the Ukrainian border on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden and the heads of significant allies conducted “emergency” meetings, according to the White House. In Bali, where they have been attending the G20 summit of major economies, leaders of the European Union and all G7 nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States — attended the hastily organized gathering. The meeting was referred to as a “emergency roundtable” on the White-House website. Journalists were asked to leave and it was held behind closed doors.
Biden, allies hold ’emergency’ talks after missile strikes Poland: White House
In response to a reporter’s shouted inquiry about if he could give an update on the missile that claimed the lives of two individuals in a Polish town, Biden stated categorically, “No. An initial worry following the explosion in Poland, a NATO member, was that the organization may become involved in Russia’s nearly nine-month conflict with Western-backed Ukraine. In its early response, the White-House exercised caution and did not place responsibility for the missile.
Polish President Andrzej Duda also sought to calm tensions, saying there was no “unequivocal evidence” for where the missile came from and that he saw it as an “isolated” incident.
“Nothing indicates to us that there will be more,” he said.
According to the White House, Biden advised Duda in an early-morning phone conversation from Bali that “they and their teams should continue in regular contact to decide appropriate next steps as the investigation proceeds.” Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, claimed he had contacted his Polish and Ukrainian counterparts.
“We pledged to remain closely coordinated in the days ahead as the investigation proceeds and we determine appropriate next steps,” Blinken said.
In a tweet, Dmytro Kuleba, the foreign minister of Ukraine, said that during his conversation with Blinken, he had demanded a “strong and principled” reaction. A White House photo shows Biden huddling with Blinken and his national security adviser Jake Sullivan early on Wednesday. Biden was later scheduled to fly from Bali to Washington, DC. The G20 summit has been dominated by the conflict in Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin skipping the international gathering and Vice President Joe Biden spearheading efforts to forge consensus on denouncing the Russian government.
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