<!-- wp:html --><p>Reuters via Belarusian Defence Ministry</p>
<p>More than 100 members of the notorious <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-groups-post-mutiny-crackup-is-a-threat-to-africa">Wagner Group</a> are moving towards Poland’s border with Belarus, setting off alarm bells among NATO leaders and local authorities. </p>
<p>Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed reports of the Russian mercenary group’s movements on Saturday, saying his intel put mercenaries near the vulnerable <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-suwalki-gap-is-natos-achilles-heel-and-the-place-where-russia-could-start-war">Suwałki Gap</a> in Grodno, approximately 10 miles from the Polish border. Along with recent trainings near the border, it’s the closest Wagner fighters have been to NATO territory since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in Feb. 2022.</p>
<p>“Now the situation is becoming even more dangerous,” Morawiecki said at a press conference. “This is certainly a step towards a further hybrid attack on Polish territory.”</p>
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More than 100 members of the notorious Wagner Group are moving towards Poland’s border with Belarus, setting off alarm bells among NATO leaders and local authorities.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed reports of the Russian mercenary group’s movements on Saturday, saying his intel put mercenaries near the vulnerable Suwałki Gap in Grodno, approximately 10 miles from the Polish border. Along with recent trainings near the border, it’s the closest Wagner fighters have been to NATO territory since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in Feb. 2022.
“Now the situation is becoming even more dangerous,” Morawiecki said at a press conference. “This is certainly a step towards a further hybrid attack on Polish territory.”
