The construction of fortifications along the eastern frontier of Poland, in Dabrowka (Picture: Reuters)
Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.
Worth around £2 billion, ‘East Shield’ is the largest programme of its nature on the continent since the end of World War II.
It aims to fortify Poland’s borders with Belarus, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to deter Vladimir Putin’s imperialist ambitions.
Prime minister Donald Tusk, who traveled today to inspect progress in the construction of the military fortifications, called it ‘an investment in peace.’
Source:: Metro
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