<p class="default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph">Top Nato officials used an emergency hotline to Russia to defuse a potentially explosive situation following the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/11/16/poland-says-russian-made-missile-killed-two-near-ukraine-border/" _mce_href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/11/16/poland-says-russian-made-missile-killed-two-near-ukraine-border/" target="_blank">missile strike on Poland</a>, the head of the alliance has revealed.</p> <p class="default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph">Jens Stoltenberg said there had been communication between Nato and Moscow “in the last 24 hours” but declined to divulge what had been said.</p> <p class="default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph">It is clear that a phone call was made immediately after a missile struck the village of Przewodow killing two civilians which could have led to the military alliance invoking Article 5, with the consequence of a direct response on Russia.</p> <p class="default__StyledText-sc-1jtxuc8-0 fWbzXg body-paragraph">But Mr Stoltenberg disclosed that it had become apparent that the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/11/16/poland-says-no-indication-missile-blast-which-killed-two-was-intentional-attack/" _mce_href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/11/16/poland-says-no-indication-missile-blast-which-killed-two-was-intentional-attack/" target="_blank">missiles were from the Ukraine defence systems</a>&nbsp;fired at the massive wave of 100 Russian cruise missiles that struck the country on Tuesday night.</p>