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The President of the Portuguese Republic was calm this Wednesday with NATO’s explanations about the incident with a missile that fell in Poland and again appealed for peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
First published images of damage caused by missile attack in Poland
“If the balance made at this moment is confirmed, fortunately we would be further away from the risk of an escalation of the conflict, which would mean the intensification of the existing war situation,” Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told reporters on the sidelines. of the commemorations of the centenary of José Saramago, in Mafra.
For the President of the Republic, “regardless of whether the missile is from A, B or C, It was essential that whoever unleashed the war stopped carrying out warlike operations so that the possibility of advancing towards peace could be studied”.
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, assured this Wednesday that the Atlantic Alliance “is prepared” for incidents such as the one in Poland, urging the Allies to mobilize more air support for Ukraine.
After admitting that the explosion that killed two people in Poland “probably caused” by a Ukrainian missileNoting that “it is not Ukraine’s fault”, the NATO secretary general guaranteed that the air defense systems of the Atlantic Alliance “are created to defend against attacks at all times”.
Polish President Andrzej Duda admitted Wednesday that the missile that killed two people in Poland on Tuesday “was launched by Ukraine” but said there was nothing to indicate it was an “intentional attack.”
Missiles hit Poland. “Another moment that shows that we are in another phase of the war”
Andrzej Duda declared that Poland will not invoke NATO Article 4, which provides for consultations between allies whenever the “territorial integrity, political independence or security” of any of the member states of the Atlantic Alliance is threatened.
Source: Observadora
