Poland To Send 2,000 Troops To Belarusian Border

The Deputy Interior Minister of Poland says Poland will send 2,000 troops to its frontier with Belarus to stem illegal crossings and maintain stability.

Poland has increasing worries about the border area since hundreds of battle-hardened Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus last month at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Belarus started military exercises near the border this week.

Lukashenko said several times that he is restraining Wagner fighters who want to attack Poland.

Poland has also seen an increase in the number of mainly Middle Eastern and African migrants trying to cross the border in recent months.

For the past two years it has accused Belarus of recruiting migrants in poor countries and sending them across the border illegally to foment instability.

“This reinforcement will be not by 1,000, but by 2,000 soldiers,” Maciej Wasik said.

“This decision was made by the Security Committee, this decision was made by Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak”

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