Poland strengthens borders with Belarus after "Wagner PMC Mutiny"
Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, along with Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, visited the military personnel responsible for protecting the country's eastern border.
This was reported by Gazeta Wyborcza.
Prior to the visit, Morawiecki stated that the unrest in Russia could lead to additional tension on the border between Poland and Belarus. However, Warsaw needs to enhance its readiness within the country.
"We have reinforced our borders, the border with Belarus and Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia). We are aware of these threats and are responding to them by anticipating potential attacks. After all, we have been dealing with a hybrid attack on the Polish border for two years now. Polish soldiers are serving on the border, thus strengthening the security of our homeland," emphasized Morawiecki.
According to Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, Poland has established barriers against heavy equipment on the border.
"By strengthening the border, we have built these points with engineering barriers so that if someone on the other side of the border intends to use heavy equipment to penetrate our country, these barriers will effectively determine our security," explained Błaszczak.
Morawiecki also added that on June 24, Poland closely monitored the attempted mutiny by the "Wagner PMC" in Russia, together with its allies. "Yesterday, through monitoring and discussions with leaders of other countries, we saw and sensed that Lukashenko and Putin may engage in very peculiar actions. Actions that are still the subject of analysis and investigation by our NATO allies and ourselves," stated the government official.
Prior to the visit, the Polish Prime Minister held numerous negotiations and consultations with NATO and European Union allies, ranging from the President of the European Council to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, as well as the Prime Ministers of Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and many others.
"These negotiations demonstrated that we have complete and good synchronization, both in terms of analyzing incoming documents and monitoring the entire situation, as well as in terms of communication and operational responsiveness. Everything worked as it should have. Poland, as part of the strongest alliance, the strongest military alliance in world history, certainly feels increasingly protected. It is also becoming more and more protected because there are never enough investments in our armed forces," emphasized Mateusz Morawiecki.
Due to the events unfolding in Russia Polish President Andrzej Duda has ordered the country's army to be placed on heightened combat readiness
As reported by The Gaze, on June 23, the leader of the Russian Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accused the Russian Ministry of Defense of ordering an attack on Wagner's rear camps.
Subsequently, Prigozhin announced the so-called "March of Justice" to stop the "evil deeds carried out by the Russian military leadership." Meanwhile, Russian officials dismissed the accusations and initiated a criminal case against Prigozhin.
On the morning of June 24, Wagner militants seized all military facilities in Rostov. "Counter-terrorist operations" were launched in several regions of the Russian Federation.
Alexander Lukashenko's press service announced that he had successful negotiations with Prigozhin, resulting in agreements to halt the mutiny.
The head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will "work" in Belarus, and the criminal case against him regarding the armed mutiny will be closed. The Wagner PMC mercenaries will be exempted from any responsibility for their actions.