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Ukrainian Pres': Russian missile strikes on NATO territory are ‘a significant escalation, action is needed’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian missile strikes on NATO territory are ‘a significant escalation, action is needed’.

Russian missiles have struck Poland.

Ukraine will always support Poland.

Strikes on NATO territory are a significant escalation and action is needed.

Meanwhile, a Polish Government Spokesman said, we are raising the readiness of military units. Poland and Hungary have convened national security committee meetings and the US Pentagon is seeking to collaborate on the news. A NATO official said ''we are looking into these reports linked to blast in Poland and closely coordinating with our ally Poland.'' The Latvian defense minister said NATO ''could provide air defenses to Poland and part of the territory of Ukraine.'' The US State Department said it is 'certainly not trying to escalate' when asked about the Russian statement from earlier.

S&P500 was up and down on the news. 

A Polish reporter was quoted on the blasts tonight:

''My sources in the services say that what hit Przewowo is most likely the remains of a [Russian] rocket shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.''

 Conflicting Poland reports put a bid back into Wall Street, S&P 500 pops:

According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 35.02 points, or 0.88%, to end at 3,992.18 points. 

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