Missile in Poland, Biden furious at Zelensky over rash accusations

The call came at 3 am in Bali to alert them of an emergency that cannot be postponed. And the night was very long. The Russian missile that exploded in Polish territory also metaphorically arrived in Indonesia, after the day of the G20 meetings. The attack took place around 3:40 pm local time, a potential attack by Moscow on NATO territory, which according to Article 5 would oblige the Alliance to react in defense of an attacked member. The possible cause of World War III.

as read Republic, at the same time the head of the CIA Burns was in Kiev to discuss the contacts made with the Russians. A photo released by the White House showed Biden in T-shirt sleeves, looking at a smartphone with aide Jake Sullivan. Sitting next to them was Secretary of State Blinken.

One would later report that the US President was furious with Ukrainian President Zelensky because he was quick to denounce “Russia’s missile terrorism” after a day of heavy attacks launched from Moscow on his country’s cities. Poland put its military on high alert, and Baltic states like Estonia and Latvia quickly joined the Kremlin’s denunciation. The Pentagon confirmed its commitment to defend every inch of NATO territory, but urged caution because the circumstances of the attack were unclear. Someone in positions of power even revealed that they were instructed to support the crash theory regardless.

But then something else turned out. The field investigation was conducted by the Poles, aided by the Americans. Biden called President Duda, offering condolences and offering help in understanding what happened. NATO Secretary Stoltenberg did the same. At the same time, Blinken called his Kiev colleague to urge him to be cautious and not jump to conclusions. The US military and intelligence examined the missile’s remains to understand its origin and possible trajectory.

At dawn, the head of the White House asked his G7 colleagues present in Bali to participate in an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis. Shortly before 10 am, he told reporters: “It is unlikely, given the trajectory lines, that the missile was launched from Russia.” The hypothesis of an accident slowly gained the upper hand, so it was not Moscow that was targeting Poland, but the Ukrainian border regions. Kiev forces responded with their own air defenses, and one of their Russian-built S-300s missed its target and flew over the border. Or he got it right, but falling into Polish territory. Really a tragic accident. Not a deliberate attack, which could have forced NATO to intervene.

So the world began to breathe a sigh of relief, the Kremlin praised the prudence adopted by Biden, but Zelensky did not give up, repeating that the missile that fell on Przewodov was not his. The White House then published a note, reiterating that it has full confidence in the Polish investigation, but the Ukrainians are not to blame because they have to defend themselves. The head of the Pentagon, Austin, confirmed: “There are no elements that contradict this result of the investigation”. The case seems closed. Until the next episode.