WARSAW: Poland is stepping up safety at its border with Belarus, on the European Union’s japanese border, following stories that a big group of migrants in Belarus is heading for a crossing level, officers stated Monday.
Polish Protection Minister Mariusz Blaszczak stated on Twitter that that greater than 12,000 troopers have been deployed on the border, up from the ten,000 troopers that had been there just lately. He added {that a} volunteer Territorial Protection power was placed on alert.
He stated that his ministry, along with the Inside Ministry, which is liable for police and border guards, is “ready to defend the Polish border.
He additionally posted video footage of what seemed to be a big group of migrants simply throughout the border in Belarus.
A spokeswoman for Poland’s Border Guards, Ewelina Szczepanska, stated the presence of guards, police and the navy has been strengthened on the border.
She stated it might be seen in movies posted on-line that migrants are headed for the crossing in Kuznica, within the northeast.
A spokesman for Poland’s safety companies, Stanislaw Zaryn, posted on Twitter a video displaying a whole lot of individuals strolling down a highway.
“Very worrying info from the border,” Zaryn added
For the reason that summer season, Poland has been beneath rising stress of migrants from the Center East and Africa attempting to cross into the EU. Poland is obstructing these makes an attempt or sending those that cross again into Belarus.
Warsaw and the EU say it’s an organized motion by the Belarusian authorities aimed toward destabilizing the bloc in retaliation for Western sanctions.
Poland’s Border Guard has reported incidents of hostile habits and threats by Belarusian forces directed throughout the border at Polish forces.
