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The Weekly News Round-Up: Geopolitical Developments 29

November 18, 2022

Missile hits Poland: On Tuesday, a missile hit equipment used for drying grain in Przewodów, about 15 miles from the Ukrainian border, killing two farmers. In response, the Polish government requested an emergency meeting of NATO ministers under Article 4 of the NATO Treaty, under which a NATO meeting can be called when the “territorial integrity, political independence or security” of a member is under threat. It later emerged that the missile was apparently fired as part of Ukrainian defenses; Polish President Andrzej Duda called the attack an “unfortunate incident” with “no indication” it was a deliberate attack. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the incident “is not Ukraine’s fault. Russia bears the ultimate responsibility.” Russia claims it is not targeting areas within 35 kilometers of the Polish border. The Russian attack on Tuesday was part of a barrage of about 85 Russian missiles targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine; the strikes damaged 15 energy infrastructure sites and left seven million homes without power. Moldova suffered blackouts from damage to the Ukrainian grid. Russian attacks on Thursday hit critical infrastructure in Odesa and Dnipro.

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