Poland to turn NATO border into minefield amid Russian invasion threats

Poland may turn its eastern border into a minefield after officially withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of anti-personnel mines.

According to Polish media outlet RMF24, the move aims to prevent a potential Russian invasion as Warsaw braces for possible threats from its neighboring adversaries.

The Polish government also announced that survival guides would be distributed to the public by the end of the year.

In an interview on Tuesday, Paweł Bejda, the Deputy Head of the Ministry of National Defense, addressed the country’s decision to leave the treaty: "We have no choice. The situation on the border is serious. I am talking about the Polish-Belarusian and Polish-Russian borders (...). This will be one of the elements of the East Shield."

He further added: "I want to say that we have concerns bordering on certainty that Belarus is walking on Russia's leash. What Putin says, Lukashenko will agree to it. Please note from which direction Ukraine was attacked — from the direction of Belarus. We do not have anti-personnel mines, but we have the capabilities to produce them."

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