Poland is preparing to send troops to western Ukraine? Putin instructed: closely monitor this plan! Ukraine | Poland | Plan
According to TASS and Russian news agency, on July 21st, Russian President Putin instructed the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency, Nareshkin, to track Poland's plans for Ukraine.
Putin said at the Russian Federation Security Council, "Sergei Yevgeniyevich, I hope your department and other intelligence agencies will closely monitor the development of the situation."
According to reports, Nareshkin stated at the meeting that Poland may send troops to western Ukraine to implement control.
Putin held a video conference with executive members of the Russian Federation Security Council in Moscow on the 21st.
Nareshkin stated that based on the information currently available to the Foreign Intelligence Agency, "Warsaw officials are gradually realizing that any Western aid to Kiev cannot support Ukraine in achieving its original intention of counterattack.". He also said, "Furthermore, Warsaw recognizes that Ukraine's defeat is only a matter of time."
Nareshkin pointed out, "In view of this, the Polish leadership is increasingly inclined to send troops to western Ukraine to implement control. As one of the options, it plans to take this action under the pretext of fulfilling its allied obligations under the Polish Lithuanian Ukrainian security initiative."
According to reports, Nareshkin said that Russia believes that "this plan also includes a significant increase in the number of various branches of the Polish Lithuanian Ukrainian composite brigade.".
Nareshkin emphasized, "In our view, the plans of the Polish leadership are quite dangerous and should be closely monitored."
According to the report, Putin said, "I have to say two words about the plan to establish a so-called Polish Lithuanian Ukrainian joint force. This is not a group of mercenaries, but a regular army assembled, equipped, and planned to operate in Ukraine. It appears to be defending western Ukraine, but in reality, it is for the subsequent occupation of that territory. The prospect is obvious: for example, if the Polish army enters Lviv or other Ukrainian territory, they will stay there and never leave."
The Russian President said, "This kind of thing is not new in history.".
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Putin also stated that any aggression against Russia's neighboring country and close ally Belarus will be seen as aggression against Russia, and Moscow will "do everything we can" to respond to any act of aggression against Belarus.
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Putin warns Poland: attacking Belarus is equivalent to attacking Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Poland on the 21st that any attack on Belarus will be considered equivalent to an attack on Russia, and Russia will respond by "using all available means".
Putin made the aforementioned remarks during a televised meeting of the Federal Security Council on the same day. Putin said, "As is well known, Poland has illusions about the land of Belarus." He did not elaborate.
In response to Putin's statement on the 21st, Polish Prime Minister Matthews Moravitsky said on social media Twitter that the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon the Russian Ambassador to Poland.
According to the Associated Press, since last week, multiple convoys organized by the Russian private military entity Wagner have entered Belarus. On the 20th, Belarus stated that members of the Wagner Group are training Belarusian special forces at a military training ground near the Polish border in Belarus. Both sides also held joint military exercises.
Polish Defense Minister Marius Bouszczak said on the 20th that he has ordered some troops originally stationed in the west of the country to go to the eastern border and northeast region. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on the 21st that Germany and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will support Poland's "defense of NATO's eastern wing.".