[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said today he has sent 'significant' forces to the Russian border amid fears of an armed incursion.
The move comes as his country foiled a potential 'provocation' overnight on its border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, he said in a statement, noting that he was informed just after midnight of 'disturbing movements' on Poland's northern border.
'For some time now, we have been receiving information from our allies that acts of sabotage and provocation could occur on the border with Russia in the first half of November. Therefore, we have decided to deploy significant police, border guard, and counterterrorist forces to the area.'
He added that the incident followed weeks of warnings from Polish and allied intelligence that 'acts of diversion or more serious provocation' could target the European Union and NATO member's border with Russia, including 'the intrusion of armed individuals into Polish territory'.
Tusk warned that Poland could face a prolonged 'escalation from the Russian side', and called for heightened vigilance against sabotage operations or other threats.
Poland, which sits on the eastern flank of the EU and NATO, has repeatedly accused Russia of 'sabotage' since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Warsaw plays a key logistical role in getting Western military and humanitarian aid into Ukraine.
Tusk's announcement comes as a series of hoax bomb threats sparked flight chaos across Europe, with at least six passenger jets forced to make emergency landings at airports across the continent - including two in Poland.
In September, Tusk warned that Russia's war plans included 'hybrid' attacks with drones and missiles against Ukraine's allies.
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