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Poland Beefs Up Security at Border With Russia
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Poland has stepped up security along its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said officials had thwarted a possible provocation. The incident adds urgency to warnings from Polish and allied intelligence services about possible sabotage or other hostile activity in early November.
Shortly after midnight, border guards reported people with flashlights near Sępopol in Warmian-Masurian province; no one crossed into Poland. Tusk said authorities rapidly mobilised personnel and resources, while Poland has increasingly warned of potential Russian “hybrid” attacks, including against countries supporting Ukraine.
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In short
- Poland increased security on the Kaliningrad border.
- People with flashlights were spotted near Sępopol.
- No one crossed into Poland.
How this story developed
- 4 minutes ago Poland has increased security near its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave after intelligence warnings of possible sabotage or an incursion by armed people in the first half of November.
- 14 minutes ago Poland has stepped up security along its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said officials had thwarted a possible provocation.
- Notes from Poland Poland launches operation along Russian border in response to reports of planned sabotage
- New York Times Poland Beefs Up Security at Border With Russia
- Meduza Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Poland prevented a possible provocation on the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave after spotting ‘people with flashlights’
Coverage · 3 sources
- New York TimesLeftPoland Beefs Up Security at Border With Russia
- Notes from PolandPoland launches operation along Russian border in response to reports of planned sabotage
- MeduzaPrime Minister Donald Tusk says Poland prevented a possible provocation on the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave after spotting ‘people with flashlights’
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