WARSAW - Poland began moving over 1,000 troops to the east of the country on Saturday, the defence minister said, amid rising concern in the Nato-member that the presence of Wagner Group fighters in Belarus could lead to increased tension on its border. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WARSAW - Poland began moving over 1,000 troops to the east of the country on Saturday, the defence minister said, amid rising concern in the Nato-member that the presence of Wagner Group fighters in BelarusRussian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to offer mercenary fighters of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner group the choice of relocating to Belarus has led to fears among eastern Nato members that their presence will cause greater instability in the region.
“Over 1,000 soldiers and almost 200 units of equipment from the 12th and 17th Mechanised Brigades are starting to move to the east of the country,” Mr Mariusz Blaszczak wrote on Twitter. “This is a demonstration of our readiness to respond to attempts at destabilisation near the border of our country.”Poland has seen an increase in the number of migrants trying to cross the Belarus border in recent weeks. According to the Border Guard, over 200 people tried to cross illegally on Friday, including citizens of Morocco, India and Ethiopia.by flying in people from the Middle East and Africa and attempting to push them across the frontier.
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