Poland again sent thousands of troops to further strengthen its border defenses with neighboring Belarus as officials also presented plans on Tuesday for a bill to “defend the fatherland” which aims at building up the Polish military. “We are increasing the number of soldiers helping the Border Guard by 2,500,” Mariusz Blaszczak wrote on Twitter. “Soon, about 10,000 soldiers from the 12th, 16th, and 18th divisions will be watching over the security of the border,” the country’s national defense minister added. Meanwhile, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who holds the position of deputy prime minister in Poland, said on Oct. 26 that a deteriorating international situation has enacted the country’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to present a new bill. The bill is aimed at replacing an existing one from 1967, Kaczynski said. It will back increasing the defense budget and the size of the army and introduce simpler recruitment rules but does …
Poland Presents Bill to Strengthen Military as More Troops Enforce Border Crisis
October 26, 2021
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