Tusk says Poland thwarted a possible Russian 'provocation' on the Kaliningrad border after 'individuals with flashlights' were spotted
Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, whose deputy Radosław Sikorski says he now keeps an emergency evacuation backpack, rice stocks and a hand pump at home.The special operations headquarters established near Poland's border with the Kaliningrad region, as Polish police chief Marek Boroń warned the months ahead are critical for all of Europe.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed that just after midnight he received intelligence of suspicious movements on the Polish-Russian border and rapidly mobilised security forces to prevent what he called an attempted 'provocation'. The operation was not a surprise: Polish military intelligence and allied services had warned for weeks that armed groups could attempt to cross into Polish territory in the first half of November.
Counterterrorism units, military personnel and border guards were deployed across the northeastern Warmia-Masuria and Podlaskie regions, with a command centre established at national police headquarters.
Tusk warned that Poland could face a prolonged 'escalation from the Russian side' and that sabotage of NATO infrastructure remains an active threat.
Poland is also establishing a dedicated Warmian-Masurian Brigade to defend the strategically vital Suwałki Gap — the narrow NATO corridor separating Kaliningrad from Belarus — with full combat readiness expected within two years.
