Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv seeks access to Poland blast site

This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, November 16.

• Ukraine is requesting “immediate access” to the site of the explosion in Poland and says it is ready to provide “evidence” that Russia was responsible.
• Kyiv claims it has evidence of a “Russian trace” to the explosion in a village in Poland without giving further details.
• Poland’s president says the rocket that hit a small Polish village, killing two, was “very likely” part of Ukraine’s anti-missile defence system.
• The Kremlin praises Washington’s “measured” response after the incident as US President Joe Biden says it is “unlikely” the missile came from Russia.