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Can anyone confirm Poland foiled a Russian provocation at Kaliningrad?
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Tusk says border guards alerted him just after midnight on Tuesday to unusual movement near the frontier with Kaliningrad. The Border Guard said several people with torches were seen on the Russian side, but no one tried to cross.
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Tusk said: We very quickly mobilised appropriate forces and resources there. He did not say what exactly was observed, and he concedes the intent behind the movements can never be fully confirmed.
“We very quickly mobilised appropriate forces and resources there.”
Poland shares a 232 kilometres border with the exclave, and the warnings pointed to the first half of November. Tusk says the tension could last, so Poland must stay mobilised.
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- EL PAÍSPoland claims it has neutralized “a provocation attempt” by Russia at the Kaliningrad border
- stern.deTusk: Attempted provocation at border with Kaliningrad prevented
- ANSA.itTusk, “possible provocation thwarted at the border with Kaliningrad”
- Berliner ZeitungMajor operation after intelligence warning at Kaliningrad border
- RTBFPoland: Prime Minister Tusk claims Warsaw thwarted a possible provocation at the border with Kaliningrad
- 24kurier.plDisturbing movements observed at the Polish-Russian border at night