Biden tells allies Poland blast was Ukrainian air-defense missile

G-7, NATO leaders held emergency meeting in Bali to weigh response

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, after an emergency meeting of G-7 and NATO leaders over a missile that killed two people in Poland. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU and NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writers

November 16, 2022 11:42 JST

Updated on November 16, 2022 20:02 JST

BALI, Indonesia -- U.S. President Joe Biden told G-7 and NATO leaders on Wednesday morning that the missile blast in Poland that killed two people was caused by a Ukrainian air-defense missile, a NATO source confirmed to Nikkei Asia.