Polish President Downplaying Missile Strike By Calling It An 'Isolated Incident'

World leaders hold an emergency meeting in Bali to discuss the explosion on Polish territory. Shown are U.S. President Joe Biden (C), U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Ludovic Marin, AFP  

CNBC: Polish president says apparent missile strike in Poland was ‘isolated incident,’ but notes the ‘North Atlantic Alliance is on standby’ 

* President Andrzej Duda of Poland said his government doesn’t yet conclusively know who fired a missile that struck Polish territory late Tuesday, killing two civilians. 

* Duda added that Poland has “strengthened the readiness of the Polish armed forces, including the air defense. Our planes will be supported by allied planes. We act calmly and prudently.” 

The president of Poland said his government doesn’t yet conclusively know who fired a missile that struck Polish territory late Tuesday, killing two civilians. 

The explosion, which took place about 15 miles (24 km) from the Ukrainian border, came as Russia was launching a massive wave of missiles at Ukrainian cities and energy facilities just before dusk local time. 

President Andrzej Duda said the projectile was “Russian-made” and variously referred to it as either a missile or a rocket. 

“What happened was an isolated incident,” said Duda, who added that an investigation is underway. “There is no indication that more will take place”  

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WNU Editor: The Polish President is trying to lessen tensions. I am not sure that he will succeed. The fever for escalating the war has gone sky-high after this missile strike in Poland.