Yaroslav Kaczynski, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and chairman of the ruling Law and Justice party, said that due to the arrival of the forces of the private military company (PMC) Wagner in the region, the republican authorities decided to strengthen the country’s border with Belarus. neighbor country. It has been reported Polish radio.
“According to reports, there are around 8,000 soldiers. This fact poses a threat to Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland. Decisions have been made on strengthening our defense capabilities at the border,” said Kaczynski.
According to him, the situation with the arrival of PMC “Wagner” in Belarus could mean “a new phase of hybrid warfare.”
He added that the decisions to strengthen Poland’s defense on its eastern border were taken at the meeting of the National Security and Defense Committee of the Council of Ministers of the Republic.
Before that, Polish President Andrzej Duda declarationthat the republic is ready to strengthen its already strong border with Belarus in connection with the arrival in this country of fighters of the private military company (PMC) Wagner.
On the evening of June 23, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Russian Defense Ministry forces allegedly attacked the rear camps of his private military company, and his fighters were advancing towards Russia with a “march for justice”. . at the Ministry of Defense accusations deniedThe Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.
On the morning of June 24, the forces of the PMC “Wagner” closed the administrative buildings in Rostov-on-Don, and President Vladimir Putin began to move towards Moscow. objected, where he described the actions of the head of the PMC as a “stab in the back” and warned Prigozhin and his subordinates of the consequences. Supported by the State Duma, the Federation Council and the heads of a number of regions, the Chechen “Akhmat” forces were sent to Rostov.
In the evening, the press service of the President of Belarus briefed on the negotiations. Alexander Lukashenko and Prigozhin, as a result of which the parties agreed on “an acceptable solution to the situation with a guarantee of security for the company’s fighters.” PMC head ‘Wagner’ accused of rioting declarationthat he had decided to reverse his columns and send them back to field camps.
formerly Zakharova commented The intention of the United States to extradite Prigozhin.