Wagner Group Arrives in Belarus - Potential Threats to Poland
Wagner Group Arrives in Belarus - Potential Threats to Poland
Author(s): Anna Maria Dyner
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Wagner Group; Belarus; Poland; threats;
Summary/Abstract: More than a dozen convoys with Wagner Group mercenaries have already arrived in Belarus and their numbers in the country are estimated at between 3,000 and 5,000. Officially, the task of the Wagner troops is to train the Belarusian army. However, Alexander Lukashenka’s statements suggest that they could be used for border provocations against countries on NATO’s Eastern Flank. Poland should strengthen the protection of its eastern border and consider recognising the Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation. The country may also seek to develop a common NATO approach to the organisation.
Series: PISM Spotlight
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English
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