WARSAW (dpa-AFX) – According to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, the participation of Ukrainian specialists in the investigation into the missile impact on Polish territory is bound by the regulations of international mutual legal assistance. “If guests from Ukraine want to see the ongoing investigation, then it will be possible to show them, as I was shown today,” Duda said Thursday after visiting the site in the village of Przevodov. “But when it comes to actively participating in the investigations, to accessing documents and information, then specific contractual bases are required in the sense of international law and international agreements.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously said experts from his country would be allowed to take part in the investigation. The corresponding confirmation came from Poland, said the head of state. Duda did not explicitly comment on whether Poland had given the green light or not.
The head of the Polish Presidential Chancellery, Grazyna Ignaczak-Bandych, told the Internet portal “I.pl” that it was “highly probable” that the Ukrainians would be allowed to “visit” the investigation site. She added that the Americans were also involved in the investigation. The investigation must be “as objective as possible” and no mistakes should be made.
A rocket hit the Polish border area with Ukraine on Tuesday. Two people died as a result. Currently, the West assumes that it was a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile used to defend against attacks by the Russian military. Immediately after the explosion in the NATO country, media reports also spoke of a Russian missile. So far, Zelenskyy has maintained that it was a Russian missile, but said he wasn’t 100% sure what happened./dhe/DP/jha