Poland Bolsters Border Security Amid Growing Wagner Threat in Belarus

Poland will deploy 500 counterterrorism police officers to its border with Belarus to strengthen security efforts amid concerns over the presence of Wagner Group forces in the region. The move comes after 187 people attempted to cross the border illegally from Belarus. Poland accuses Belarus of attempting to create a migrant crisis by pushing people from Africa and the Middle East into Poland, a claim that Belarus denies. Poland's ruling party believes there could be 8,000 Wagner troops already in Belarus, raising concerns of a new phase of hybrid warfare.