Poland’s defence minister said Saturday that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilising” actions by its pro-Russian neighbour.
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00:00 Poland deploys more troops at the border with Belarus, launching Operation Ringraf.
00:08 Several thousand border guards and army soldiers will train and learn to coordinate their efforts
00:12 in order to prevent any kind of possible provocation from the Belarusian side, especially with vital
00:18 troops based in the country.
00:19 "I have no doubt that the Belarusian regime cooperates with the Kremlin, that this action
00:26 is aimed at Poland to destabilize our country."
00:31 Poland is not the only country concerned.
00:34 Lithuania declared it will close two crossing points with Belarus by August 18th.
00:39 The idea to close some border points was floated earlier this month for fear of various cross-border
00:45 hybrid attacks.
00:47 For its part, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Minsk wants to sit down with
00:53 Warsaw as Belarus "must not lose relations with the high-tech EU countries, including
00:58 Poland."
00:59 [WHOOSH]