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Biden: ‘Unlikely’ explosions in Poland caused by missiles fired from Russia

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President Biden said Wednesday in Indonesia that it is unlikely that the explosions in eastern Poland killing at least two of the NATO ally’s citizens were caused by missiles fired from Russia, but pledged to “figure out exactly what happened.”

The president, who is attending the Group of 20 summit in Bali, offered his assessment after convening an emergency meeting with fellow G-20 leaders after several suspected Russian missiles strayed into Poland amid a barrage of Russian strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure far from the front lines in Ukraine’s eastern regions.

“It’s unlikely … that it was fired from Russia,” Mr.