NYT: Disputes over missile incident in Poland spark controversy between Zelensky and the West
MOSCOW, November 19 – RIA Novosti. Differences in the assessment of the missile incident in Poland led to disagreement between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the West, he wrote. article New York Times columnist Carly Olson.
“This is a rare instance of public debate between Ukraine and its allies, including Washington,” the publication says.
The author of the material recalled that Zelensky continued to insist that Kiev was not involved in what was happening, which contradicts the statements of the USA and NATO that the ammunition belongs to the Ukrainian air defense system.
The President of Ukraine said on Wednesday that he had no doubt that his country was not involved, but the next day he was not one hundred percent sure of it.
On the evening of November 15, two rockets allegedly fell on Polish territory near the Ukrainian border. Two people died.
Initially, Warsaw claimed it was Russian-made ammunition, but soon Polish President Andrzej Duda admitted that Ukrainian weapons were most likely involved.
The Ministry of Defense stressed that the Russian army did not attack targets in the area of the Ukraine-Polish border. The Ministry described the statements of the Polish side regarding Moscow’s intervention as a provocation. According to experts, photos from the scene in Pszewoduv show parts of a Ukrainian missile for the S-300 complex.
Source: Ria
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