WARSAW — Poland mentioned on Sunday it should ship 500 police to shore up safety at its border with Belarus to deal with rising numbers of migrants crossing in addition to any potential threats after the Wagner group of mercenaries relocates to Belarus.
“Due to the tense situation on the border with Belarus I have decided to bolster our forces with 500 Polish police officers from preventive and counter-terrorism units,” Minister of Interior Mariusz Kaminski wrote on his Twitter account.
The police pressure would be part of 5,000 border guards and a pair of,000 troopers in securing the border, he mentioned.
Poland has accused Belarus of artificially making a migrant disaster on the border since 2021 by flying in folks from the Middle East and Africa and trying to push them throughout the frontier.
The Polish Border Guard mentioned on Sunday that 187 folks tried to cross into Poland from Belarus illegally on Saturday, and numbers have been rising steadily in latest months, though they’re effectively under ranges seen in 2021.
A spokeswoman for Poland’s Border Guard mentioned that Polish patrols on the border have additionally confronted extra aggressive habits previously two months because the variety of migrants rose.
“The groups are more aggressive. There have been many attacks on Polish patrols. Seventeen vehicles have been damaged this year, of which 13 in June alone,” Border Guard spokeswoman Anna Michalska mentioned.
Deputy Minister Coordinator of Special Services Stanislaw Zaryn instructed Reuters the larger safety presence was additionally in response to the switch of Wagner group mercenaries to Belarus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determination to supply troops from the personal army firm the selection of relocating to Belarus has led to fears amongst jap NATO members that their presence will trigger better instability within the area.
“It is still a matter of analysis and hypotheses whether the Wagner group will engage in destabilizing Poland and will also be active in coordinating the migration route,” Zaryn instructed Reuters by telephone.
“We assume the Wagners aren’t going to Belarus to recuperate, but to carry out a mission. This mission could be aimed at Poland, but also against Lithuania or Ukraine,” he added. — Reuters
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