poland? i is that a fair response from poland? ~ , ., ., poland? i think it is more than fair. we poland? i think it is more than fair- we are poland? i think it is more than fair. we are looking poland? i think it is more than fair. we are looking at - poland? i think it is more than fair. we are looking at the - fair. we are looking at the largest invasion in europe since world war ii, and provoked by putin, an illicit war. russia bears culpability for this war, the initiation of war and the way they have conducted it as the g7 put out in a statement today, has been barbaric. i don t think it is a hyperbole to say that. it was on tuesday when roughly 90 missiles were raining down on ukraine, including the capital kyiv and lviv which is close to the polish border. you can sit and criticise, but when you have 90 missiles raining down on you, mistakes can happen. thank you very much for your time. china s president, xijinping, and canada s prime minister, justin trudeau, exchanged t
from his foreign secretary. the house should be in no doubt that the only reason why missiles are flyingl through european skies and exploding in european- villages is because of russia s barbaric invasion of ukraine. as the investigation continues on the ground in poland, nato says it s boosting air defences across eastern europe as well as ukraine, just in case. katya adler, bbc news, nato. let s speak to brad bowman, senior director of the center on military and political power at the foundation for defense of democracies. what do you make of the nato response to what has happened in poland? in response to what has happened in poland? in poland? in the initial hours there was in poland? in the initial hours there was a in poland? in the initial hours there was a lot in poland? in the initial hours there was a lot of in poland? in the initial hours there was a lot of heated - there was a lot of heated rhetoric and suggestions of how washington and our allies in
concerns were raised after the abortion decision earlier this year, removing the constitutional rights of women in the united states to have an abortion and there is real concern that at least some of the justices would like to extend that limitation on the rights of americans. uk. extend that limitation on the rights of americans. 0k, teeter in la, thank rights of americans. 0k, teeter in la, thank you rights of americans. 0k, teeter in la, thank you very rights of americans. 0k, teeter in la, thank you very much. - there s continued division over the cause of a missile attack which led to the deaths of two people on polish territory. president zelensky insists russia was behind the strike, but nato, poland and the us have all said they now believe the incident was most likely caused by a ukrainian air defence missile. katya adler reports. these have been nail biting moments for poland and its allies, gathering evidence and intelligence about last night s missile strike close to
this is bbc news i m rich preston. our top stories. president biden congratulates the republicans as they secure a majority in the us house of representatives marking a return to divided government in the united states. disagreement over the poland missile strike as ukraine insists its air defence teams weren t to blame. as protests continue in iran more death sentences are handed down by the revolutionary courts. and lift off of artemis. and to the moon and back nasa s most powerful rocket finally blasts off.
nato was also nervous. you ll notice almost more emphasis today on who likely wasn t behind the strike than who probably was. we have no indication that this was the result of a deliberate attack, and we have no indication that russia is preparing offensive military actions against nato. to western leaders, immense relief. poland s president says it seems the explosion was caused by ukrainian air defence systems. an unfortunate error, he said. moscow did pound ukraine with missiles yesterday. if it had struck or targeted neighbouring nato member poland, as first suggested in polish media, the whole alliance could have been called on, meaning confrontation with nuclear power russia. nato really wants to avoid