Rishi Sunak says Russia to blame for Poland strike - regardless of who fired missile

Rishi Sunak appeared to blame Russia for a missile strike that struck Poland on Monday regardless of who fired it.

The prime minister said the “most important thing” to recognise in the wake of the attack is that Ukraine is being forced to use missiles to “defend its homeland”.

"It is having to defend its homeland against an illegal and barbaric set of strikes by Russia,” he said at the G20 summit in Bali.

Earlier on Tuesday, US officials said it appeared that the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces at an incoming Russian missile before hitting Poland.

Joe Biden, the US President, indicated similar in brief comments to the press at the G20 summit when he said it was “unlikely” the missile had been fired from Russia.

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