NATO member Poland warns Russian Wagner forces moving closer to border: reportBy Danielle Wallace, Fox News
July 30, 2023
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reportedly warned Saturday that a group of about 100 Russian Wagner mercenaries were moving through Belarus closer to Poland’s border.
Poland, both a member of the European Union and NATO, has accused Belarus of wielding “hybrid warfare” in facilitating illegal migration at the Polish border, suggesting Minsk has encouraged migrants to fly into Belarus under the false promise of easy access to the European Union, the BBC reported.
During a press conference at an arms factory in Gliwice, southern Poland, where Leopard tanks used by the Ukrainian army are being repaired, Morawiecki said about 100 Wagner mercenaries had moved close to the Suwalki Gap, according to The Associated Press.
The region is a strategic stretch of Polish territory situated between Belarus and Kaliningrad, a Russian territory separated from the mainland.
The Suwalki Gap also runs along Poland’s 60-mile-long border with fellow European Union member state Lithuania.
Morawiecki claimed that the mercenaries might falsely present themselves as Belarusian border guards to help migrants move across to the EU.
“Now the situation becomes even more dangerous,” Morawiecki said, adding that “this is certainly a step toward a further hybrid attack on Polish territory.”
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https://nypost.com/2023/07/30/nato-member-poland-warns-russian-wagner-forces-moving-closer-to-border-report/