Biden, allies hold 'emergency' talks after missile strikes Poland: White House

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='(L-R) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and European Council President Charles Michel attend an emergency meeting on the sideline of the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022. G7 leaders held an emergency meeting to discuss the missile explosion in Poland near the Ukraine border. The 17th Group of Twenty (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit runs from Nov. 15 to 16, 2022. Firdia LIsnawati, EPA-EFE/Pool' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/11/16/biden.jpg' ><figcaption>(L-R) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and European Council President Charles Michel attend an emergency meeting on the sideline of the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022. G7 leaders held an emergency meeting to discuss the missile explosion in Poland near the Ukraine border. The 17th Group of Twenty (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit runs from Nov. 15 to 16, 2022. Firdia LIsnawati, EPA-EFE/Pool</figcaption></figure></div>NUSA DUA, Indonesia — US President Joe Biden and leaders of key allies held "emergency" talks Wednesday after a missile hit Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, the White House said.Leaders of the European Union and all G7 countries -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States -- were among those at the hastily arranged meeting in Bali, where they have been taking part in a G20 summit of major economies.The White House website called the session an "emergency roundtable." It took place behind closed doors after journalists were asked to leave.To a shouted question from a reporter on whether he could provide an update on the missile, which killed 2 people in a Polish village, Biden simply answered: "No".The explosion in Poland, a NATO member, immediately sparked concerns that the alliance might be drawn into Russia's nearly 9-month war against Western-backed Ukraine.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/16/22/poland-puts-military-units-on-heightened-readiness'>Poland puts military units on heightened readiness</a></li></ul>The White House has been cautious in its initial response and has not attributed blame for the missile.Polish President Andrzej Duda also sought to calm tensions, saying there was no "unequivocal evidence" for where the missile came from and that he saw it as an "isolated" incident."Nothing indicates to us that there will be more," he said.In an early morning phone call from Bali, Biden told Duda that "they and their teams should remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as the investigation proceeds," the White House said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had reached out to his Polish and Ukrainian counterparts."We pledged to remain closely coordinated in the days ahead as the investigation proceeds and we determine appropriate next steps," Blinken said.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet that he had called for a "stiff and principled" response during the call with Blinken.Biden, pictured in a White House photograph huddling with Blinken and his national security advisor Jake Sullivan early Wednesday, was due to leave Bali for Washington, DC later.The war in Ukraine has overshadowed the G20 meeting, with President Vladimir Putin missing the international conference and Biden leading efforts to build unity on condemnation of the Kremlin.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/15/22/g20-rues-economic-impact-of-ukraine-most-condemn-war'>G20 rues economic impact of Ukraine, 'most' condemn war</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/15/22/zelensky-tells-g20-now-is-the-time-to-end-russias-war'>Zelensky tells G20 'now is the time' to end Russia's war</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/11/15/22/chinas-xi-returns-to-global-stage-at-g20'>China's Xi returns to global stage at G20 after COVID isolation</a></li></ul>© Agence France-Presse

To a shouted question from a reporter on whether he could provide an update on the missile, which killed 2 people in a Polish village, Biden simply answered: "No".The explosion in Poland, a NATO member, immediately sparked concerns that the alliance might be drawn into Russia's nearly 9-month war against Western-backed Ukraine.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/16/22/poland-puts-military-units-on-heightened-readiness'>Poland puts military units on heightened readiness</a></li></ul>The White House has been cautious in its initial response and has not attributed blame for the missile.Polish President Andrzej Duda also sought to calm tensions, saying there was no "unequivocal evidence" for where the missile came from and that he saw it as an "isolated" incident."Nothing indicates to us that there will be more," he said.In an early morning phone call from Bali, Biden told Duda that "they and their teams should remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as the investigation proceeds," the White House said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had reached out to his Polish and Ukrainian counterparts."We pledged to remain closely coordinated in the days ahead as the investigation proceeds and we determine appropriate next steps," Blinken said.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet that he had called for a "stiff and principled" response during the call with Blinken.Biden, pictured in a White House photograph huddling with Blinken and his national security advisor Jake Sullivan early Wednesday, was due to leave Bali for Washington, DC later.The war in Ukraine has overshadowed the G20 meeting, with President Vladimir Putin missing the international conference and Biden leading efforts to build unity on condemnation of the Kremlin.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/15/22/g20-rues-economic-impact-of-ukraine-most-condemn-war'>G20 rues economic impact of Ukraine, 'most' condemn war</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/15/22/zelensky-tells-g20-now-is-the-time-to-end-russias-war'>Zelensky tells G20 'now is the time' to end Russia's war</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/11/15/22/chinas-xi-returns-to-global-stage-at-g20'>China's Xi returns to global stage at G20 after COVID isolation</a></li></ul>© Agence France-Presse

Leaders of the European Union and all G7 countries -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States -- were among those at the hastily arranged meeting in Bali, where they have been taking part in a G20 summit of major economies.The White House website called the session an "emergency roundtable." It took place behind closed doors after journalists were asked to leave.

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='(L-R) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and European Council President Charles Michel attend an emergency meeting on the sideline of the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022. G7 leaders held an emergency meeting to discuss the missile explosion in Poland near the Ukraine border. The 17th Group of Twenty (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit runs from Nov. 15 to 16, 2022. Firdia LIsnawati, EPA-EFE/Pool' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/11/16/biden.jpg' ><figcaption>(L-R) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and European Council President Charles Michel attend an emergency meeting on the sideline of the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 16, 2022. G7 leaders held an emergency meeting to discuss the missile explosion in Poland near the Ukraine border. The 17th Group of Twenty (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit runs from Nov. 15 to 16, 2022. Firdia LIsnawati, EPA-EFE/Pool</figcaption></figure></div>NUSA DUA, Indonesia — US President Joe Biden and leaders of key allies held "emergency" talks Wednesday after a missile hit Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, the White House said.

US President Joe Biden and leaders of key allies held 'emergency' talks Wednesday after a missile hit Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. 

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