Former Russian President Medvedev says event in Poland proves 'West is approaching world war'

MADRID, 16 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The former Russian president and current vice president of the Security Council, Dimitri Medvedev, stated on Wednesday that the impact of a projectile on Polish territory and the accusations against Moscow show that "the West is approaching a world war."

"The incident with Ukraine's alleged 'missile attack' against a Polish farm proves only one thing: by launching a hybrid war against Russia, the West is approaching a world war," Medvedev said in a brief message on his account on the social network Twitter.

After the incident on Polish territory, the Russian Defense Ministry called the accusations of his involvement "deliberate provocation". He also indicated that the Army has not carried out attacks on targets near the border between Poland and Ukraine, at the same time that it has stressed that the photographs of the remains of missiles show that it is not the weapon used by Russia.

In contrast, the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, called for "action" in response to the "Russian missile attack" on Poland, territory of the Atlantic Alliance, and which puts "collective security" on alert.

However, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, has indicated that it is "improbable" that the projectile was fired by Russia, while he has advocated completing the investigation into the event. "There is preliminary information that casts doubt on that," he said, referring to the possibility that Russia launched the projectile.

For his part, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has stated that the Polish authorities do not have conclusive evidence as to who is behind the missile launch, although he has specified that the projectiles were Russian-made.