Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Thursday that Warsaw plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus as part of a buildup that began after Wagner fighters traveled to Belarus.
“About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard and 6,000 will be in the reserve,” Blaszczak said. “We move the army closer to the border with Belarus to scare away the aggressor so that it does not dare to attack us.”
His comments came a day after another Polish official said Warsaw was planning to send 2,000 troops to the border.
Polish officials estimate there are 4,000 Wagner members in Belarus. Last week, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed the Russian mercenaries were sent to Belarus to “destabilize” NATO’s eastern flank and warned they could be planning “provocations.”
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has played into the Polish fears by claiming that Wagner fighters said they wanted to go to Poland. Wagner members also recently conducted drills near the Polish border.
The Polish-Belarusian border has become a potential flashpoint for a conflict between NATO and Russia as Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned he would treat an attack on Belarus as an attack on Russia. The US and NATO have repeatedly vowed to defend the alliance’s “eastern flank,” referring to Poland and other Eastern European NATO members.
Wooo, Wooo, Wooo… This SOUNDS like a land grab in the MAKING. Poland has wanted their land back since WWII… Looks like this is their opportunity.. How will this change American thinking about standing by Ukraine till the end. This may be the end of more than a few things like Ukraine & NATO…!?!?!?!?! What happens when you start a bar room brawl…???????
after complaining that Russia is merely making a land grab in Ukraine, would NATO even realize the irony of Poland making a land grab in Ukraine ?
No. Neocons don’t do subtle.
Careful! Remember Russia is bad and stupid or you risk waking up our Polish neighbor. He’s chomping at the bits even when sound asleep. He’ll be all over it like a fly on $hit. (Sarcasm)
I had expected Poland’s troops to be sent to the border with Ukraine, not the border with Belarus. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who lost the Belarus election to Lukashenko, is actively promoting tension between Poland and Belarus while acting as “President of the Belarus Government in exile”. So, there is a possibility that regime change in Belarus is being considered.
The good news is that Sviatlana only got about 10% of the vote in 2020. The bad news is that the people who took over Ukraine after the Euromaidan coup had even less support than that.
Land grabbing? Polish aren’t Russians. Don’t confuse that.
That’s true, no to mention Poland doesn’t have the stamina or the balls and even got their asses handed to them by then Czechoslovakia.
Poland is set to be the biggest Army in Europe. They are doubling the number of troops over the next years and its economy is too expected to grow significantly.
Your ignorance on this topic is obvious, but cannot expect more from you, ANAL YZER.
I bet YOU don’t have the balls to tell a Polish dude that his nation doest have the balls….
Boy, you strike me as someone who gets beat up a lot. Doochebag.
Me, Tarzan, you Jane, never forget.
Polish officials estimate there are 4,000 Wagner members in Belarus. Last week, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed the Russian mercenaries were sent to Belarus to “destabilize” NATO’s eastern flank and warned they could be planning “provocations.”
NATO’s eastern flank is the provocation.
Yes, of course. Especially when you have Russia invading and annexing a neighboring country and Lukashenko hosting Russians and Wagner group for launching attacks into Ukraine.
Lukashenko states that Wagner wants to go into Poland and then Wagner flies into Polish airspace with two helicopters.
Yes, that’s the NATO’s provocation.
Yes Don, AFTER NATO’s Eastern flank was formed AFTER there was a promise of not on inch eastward. But I know how you like to avoid history so it’s understandable you missed my point.
On a Napolitano podcast yesterday he brought up that Poland’s capital have removed all Ukrainian flags from flying around buildings. His guest Allister Cooke observed that was odd and wondered what the significance could be but was not wanting to equate that with Zelensky’s speeches where he shared a want of “no borders” between the two nations “after the war”.
He shared it has to mean something but he did not have any information to read anything into it
He did share abit about Poland’s desire on Ukraine as well as parts of Russia. Evidently Poland has maps of a future Poland based on long ago boundaries and Cooke believes those desires may be at play.
Agreed. They may also have a “BURNING DESIRE” to beat England for being the first on the list to go in a nuclear end. (Sarcasm)
55% of Poland “support” the war but that 55% don’t want that support to include Polish troops.
Not that their leaders care.
It wasn’t so long ago that the US, Poland and UA conspired a color revolution against Papa Luka.. So arrogant were they as to “select” a new President for Belarus: “Juanita” Tikhanovskaya; a mousy little housewife famous for her cutlets, who has been in exile ever since..
Poland certainly are gluttons for punishment..
“Poland to Deploy 10,000 Additional Troops to Belarus Border”
Itching for Warsaw to become a smoking hole!
These NATO people are so outdated. They still think WW3 will be fought with troops and tanks.
WWIII (potentially) anyone?
Not yet Donna. So impatient!
Once a bullet is fired on this border between Wagner/Belorussian troops and Poland . One bullet , then yes no patience will be required by Donna
Easy up on the over dramatization “One bullet.” LOL