Poland sending 500 more troops to insulate Belarus border
The Hindu
Polish government officials said on Monday that they are sending 500 additional army troops and special vehicles to the border with Belarus to strengthen it against increasing migrant pressure that th
Polish government officials said on Monday that they are sending 500 additional army troops and special vehicles to the border with Belarus to strengthen it against increasing migrant pressure that they say is orchestrated by Belarus and Russia to destabilise the European Union.
“We are dealing with a well-organised action directed from Minsk and Moscow,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
“We will defend Poland's border with full determination,” he said after a meeting with the interior minister and the head of the Border Guards.
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