https://sputnikglobe.com/20241014/poland-to-set-minefields-along-eastern-border-as-part-of-east-shield-initiative---reports-1120547623.html
Poland to Set Minefields Along Eastern Border as Part of East Shield Initiative - Reports
Poland to Set Minefields Along Eastern Border as Part of East Shield Initiative - Reports
Sputnik International
Poland will create minefields along its eastern border as part of the East Shield military initiative, the state-run Polish Television (TVP) reported on Monday.
2024-10-14T14:22+0000
2024-10-14T14:22+0000
2024-10-14T14:22+0000
military
donald tusk
poland
russian foreign ministry
russia
nato
nato enlargement
nato expansion
russia-nato showdown
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/08/10/1119792787_0:161:3068:1887_1920x0_80_0_0_6a01bd09a5317a7e3ab6a32f646342d9.jpg
The Polish military is reportedly working on engineering structures on the country's eastern border. Exercises will be held at a testing ground in the town of Orzysz on Monday to evaluate various elements of the East Shield. The drills will include the deployment of concrete obstacles, anti-tank ditches and minefields, the broadcaster reported. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will reportedly attend the exercises. Russia has continuously expressed concerns about an unprecedented NATO buildup near its western borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow is ready to talk to NATO, but on an equal footing, as long as the West abandons its efforts to militarize the continent.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20241014/most-poles-view-president-dudas-work-negatively---poll-1120545397.html
poland
russia
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2024
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
polish russian border, polish defense, poland to set minefields along eastern border, polish fortifications along border
polish russian border, polish defense, poland to set minefields along eastern border, polish fortifications along border
Poland to Set Minefields Along Eastern Border as Part of East Shield Initiative - Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Poland will create minefields along its eastern border as part of the East Shield military initiative, the state-run Polish Television (TVP) reported on Monday.
The
Polish military is reportedly working on engineering structures on the country's eastern border.
Exercises will be held at a testing ground in the town of Orzysz on Monday to evaluate various elements of the East Shield. The drills will include the deployment of concrete
obstacles, anti-tank ditches and minefields, the broadcaster reported.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will reportedly attend the
exercises.
Russia has continuously expressed concerns about an
unprecedented NATO buildup near its western borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Moscow is ready to talk to NATO, but on an equal footing, as long as the West abandons its efforts to
militarize the continent.
In an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow had no intention of attacking any NATO countries. Putin added that NATO countries were trying to intimidate their own populations with an imaginary Russian threat.
