Although it was clear already last night that the missiles that fell in a Polish village just across the border from Ukraine were not launched by Russia, that didn’t stop the British press from pushing for the immediate outbreak of World War III.
“Tyrant’s War on Ukraine: Russian Bombs Hit Poland” screamed the Daily Mirror. “Putin’s War Escalates: ‘Russian Missiles’ Hit Poland” intoned the Metro. “Russian Sissile Strikes Poland” explained the front page of the Daily Telegraph.
Meanwhile, everyone from the President Andrzej Duda of Poland to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg agrees that the missile was not a Russian strike.
Although the incident did not lead to a total calamity for mankind, it could have. “Today, Russian missiles hit Poland, the territory of our friendly country. People died. ... It’s only a matter of time before Russian terror goes further. ... We must act,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy had claimed.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for advanced fighter aircraft, demanding that NATO nations arm “Ukraine with modern aircraft such as the F-15 and F-16, as well as air defense systems.”
As the truth of the situation came out, Kuleba denounced it as a “conspiracy theory": “Russia now promotes a conspiracy theory that it was allegedly a missile of Ukrainian air defense that fell on the Polish [territory],” he tweeted. “No one should buy Russian propaganda or amplify its messages.”
The White House has requested another $37.7 billion for Ukraine on Nov. 15, with over half of that going to arms transfers and restocking U.S. supplies. The request would more than double security spending on Ukraine.
