NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says whatever the outcome of the investigation into the blast, Russia 'bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine'
17:10:01By Jack Taylor, forensic journalist
This compares to the 331 days before the war, when around 1,000 graves were dug between 3 April 2021 and 28 February 2022. This directly contradicts suggestions by Poland and NATO that the damage was"probably" caused by a rogue Ukrainian air defence rocket - but both said there is"no indication" it was deliberate.
Secondly, the North Atlantic Council, NATO's main political body, must convene to discuss their collective response. The North Atlantic Council would consider the nature and gravity of the attack, whether there is the desire for a response, and who would carry it out. Here the Washington Treaty leaves a void for political interpretation.
His comment comes as both Poland and NATO said the country was"probably" struck by a Ukrainian air defence rocket - but there is"no indication" that it was a deliberate attack. Poland and NATO said it was probably a stray rocket fired by Ukraine's air defences and not, as some reports initially suggested, by Russia. Inside Kherson: What next for Russia’s war with Ukraine?
It comes after both NATO and the Polish president agreed the hit - which killed two people in eastern Poland - was"probably" a stray Ukrainian air defence rocket. He added that although it appears the strike on an eastern Polish village was accidental, the risk of Russia missing its targets in the future cannot be ignored.
The MI5 chief dismissed Russian attempts to accuse the UK of being behind a spate of attacks, including mysterious blasts against the Nord Stream pipelines, as"silly".
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