US responds with caution
Barbara Plett Usher
North America correspondent, BBC News
The Americans have responded cautiously to reports of Russian missiles landing in Polish territory.
The White House, Pentagon and state department all say they cannot confirm what happened and are working with the Polish government to gather more information.
They’ve also repeated America’s commitment to defend every inch of Nato territory if it comes under attack, something President Joe Biden has called a “sacred obligation".
But neither the US nor its Nato allies want to be drawn into a direct confrontation with Russia.
The state department said that intent would be a factor in determining next steps.
Kurt Volker, a former US special envoy for Ukraine, also told the BBC it was very important to establish whether any missile strike on Polish territory had been intentional or accidental.
Nato should demand a clear explanation from Russia, he said, and, if a missile had gone astray, take steps to make sure it wouldn’t happen again.
There was potential for mistakes on Tuesday, with Ukrainians trying to shoot down a massive barrage of Russian missiles targeting their electricity grids.
The US are shitting their pants! What have these slavic nutters done?! A false flag gone too far
has Iran given any ballistic missiles yet?
2 weeks ago they said around middle of November they would start using them in Ukraine
could the one in Poland be Iranian ?
Are you serious brother?! If a BM went off there would be a massive crater and bit more than 2 dead.