2023-08-01 20:12:45
These troops were sent following a violation of Polish airspace on Tuesday by two Belarusian military helicopters. AFP. By the editorial staff Published on 1/08/2023 at 22:12 Reading time: 1 min
Poland has decided to send more troops to the border with Belarus, because according to Warsaw, two Belarusian military helicopters violated Polish airspace on Tuesday.
The Polish Foreign Ministry calls on Minsk to explain the incident “immediately and in detail”. The Belarusian representative in Poland has been summoned. The Ministry of Defense warned NATO of the incident and sent more troops to the border, including combat helicopters.
Belarus denies the charges and says it was an announced military exercise.
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Tensions have been rising between Poland and Belarus since Russia’s mercenary Wagner army fled to Belarusian territory following Wagner boss Evgeniy Prigozhin’s failed coup last month. The Polish government fears that Wagner’s fighters will invade Poland at the same time as illegal migrants.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday that the United States was not aware of any such threats once morest Poland or other NATO member states. This week, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda also warned once morest “all kinds of provocations” by Wagner’s mercenaries on the border of his country or on the other side.
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