Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), during a news conference following a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. The early results of an investigation indicated that an explosion on Polish territory was caused by Ukrainian air defenses, Stoltenberg said. Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg says the blast in Poland late on Tuesday was “likely” caused by Ukraine’s air defence systems

He echoed the words of Poland’s President Duda, who also said there was no sign that the missile hit was part of an intentional attack

Two people were killed after a missile landed in eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border following a wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine

Earlier, PM Rishi Sunak said the UK and its allies were trying to establish the facts about the blast

US President Joe Biden has also said it was “unlikely” that the missile was fired from Russia

The American reaction earned rare praise from Russia – with a Kremlin spokesman describing it as “restrained and professional”

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