The Polish Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian charge d'affaires on the evening of December 29 to hand over a diplomatic note demanding an explanation for what Warsaw said was a Russian cruise missile violating Polish airspace. Russian charge d'affaires in Poland Andrei Ordash asserted that this was a baseless accusation.
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| Tensions in Russia-Poland relations: The Polish Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian charge d'affaires on the evening of December 29 to hand over a diplomatic note demanding an explanation for what Warsaw said was a Russian cruise missile violating Polish airspace. (Source: Getty Images) |
Mr. Ordash stated that he had received a note containing unfounded accusations that on the morning of the same day an object had violated Polish airspace, which Polish experts said was a Russian missile, but did not provide relevant evidence.
"I received a note containing an unfounded claim that on the morning of December 29, an aerial object violated Polish airspace, which Polish experts identified as a Russian guided missile," Ordash was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti news agency.
RIA Novosti quoted Mr. Ordash as emphasizing that Russia will not give any explanation about the incident until Poland provides specific evidence.
Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda convened an urgent meeting with the country's military leadership regarding the incident. According to the Polish military, the Russian missile entered Polish airspace from Ukraine for 3 minutes and was detected by Polish air defense radar, then returned to Ukraine.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the White House said on the same day that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Joe Biden are closely monitoring the situation in Poland.
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