Poland Rapidly Hardening Border With Russia

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https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/14/poland-accelerates-efforts-to-defend-its-borders-with-russia-and-belarus

The Polish government is accelerating efforts to strengthen
the defense of Poland's eastern borders with Russia and Belarus.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday that construction of
the so-called "East Shield' project will begin by the end of
this year, not next year, as planned.

The project will include the construction of military
fortifications and other defence measures, physical barriers,
state-of-the-art airspace monitoring systems, and electronic
equipment and systems.

The first exercises in testing elements for the construction
of the East Shield began at the military training ground in
Orzysz, in north-eastern Poland. The fortifications are to
appear over a length of approximately 800 kilometres, wherever
they are needed. Their construction is expected to last
four years.

Among the exercises were scenarios like crossing the Polish
border by enemy forces, attempting to overcome an anti-tank
ditch and concrete hedgehog barrier by enemy soldiers,
establishing fire contact, and an attempt to bypass the barrier.

. . .

Poland seems most concerned with Russia using Belarus to
catalyze/justify larger military action against them.
Russia can then jump in to "protect their good ally" and
it all looks legit.

Many pols are blunt instruments, but Putin is a chess-player.
Beware. If/when it comes, it WILL be arguably 'justified'
for Russia. This will confuse the entire situation.

Note that Sweden and Finland are also eagerly hardening
their borders and prepping for war.

[John Doe]

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https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/14/poland-accelerates-
efforts-to-defend-its-borders-with-russia-and-belarus
The Polish government is accelerating efforts to strengthen
the defense of Poland's eastern borders with Russia and Belarus.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday that construction of
the so-called "East Shield' project will begin by the end of
this year, not next year, as planned.
The project will include the construction of military
fortifications and other defence measures, physical barriers,
state-of-the-art airspace monitoring systems, and electronic
equipment and systems.
The first exercises in testing elements for the construction
of the East Shield began at the military training ground in
Orzysz, in north-eastern Poland. The fortifications are to
appear over a length of approximately 800 kilometres, wherever
they are needed. Their construction is expected to last
four years.
Among the exercises were scenarios like crossing the Polish
border by enemy forces, attempting to overcome an anti-tank
ditch and concrete hedgehog barrier by enemy soldiers,
establishing fire contact, and an attempt to bypass the barrier.
. . .
  Poland seems most concerned with Russia using Belarus to
  catalyze/justify larger military action against them.
  Russia can then jump in to "protect their good ally" and
  it all looks legit.
  Many pols are blunt instruments, but Putin is a chess-player.
  Beware. If/when it comes, it WILL be arguably 'justified'
  for Russia. This will confuse the entire situation.
  Note that Sweden and Finland are also eagerly hardening
  their borders and prepping for war.

Yup. They know Putin will not be satisfied with just Ukraine. We can
either chip in and relatively cheaply stop him now, or we can take the
Trump road, let Putin do what he wants, and then try to deal with him as
he threatens Paris and London when it will be orders of magnitude more
expensive because he can loot all the intervening countries. And the
loss of life if we do nothing now will be hideous.