WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to strengthen border security and deterrence with Russia and ally Belarus, the prime minister announced Saturday.
Mr Donald Tusk said work had already begun on the Shield East project, including the construction of suitable military fortifications. Poland is on the eastern side of NATO and the European Union, and Tusk stressed that it has additional responsibilities for European security.
“We have taken the decision to invest about 10 billion zlotys ($2.5 billion) in a safe and, first of all, secure eastern border,” Tusk said.
“We are beginning a great project to build a secure border, including fortification systems, terrain formations and environmental decisions to prevent potential enemies from crossing this border,” Tusk said. said.
“We started these works to make Poland’s borders safe in times of peace and impenetrable to enemies in times of war,” he added.
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He was addressing Polish troops in the southern city of Krakow to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazis at the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II.
Poland’s former right-wing government built a $400 million wall on its border with Belarus in an effort to stem the influx of migrants that began pouring in from the Belarusian side in 2021, but the current pro-EU government plans to strengthen it. claims that it is necessary.
Poland is a staunch ally of Ukraine in the war of defense against Russian aggression.
