Poland plans to fortify border with Belarus amid security concerns

Polish defence officials presented plans to fortify the country's eastern border, as fears of foreign aggression intensify.

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00:00Poland has unveiled a massive plan to bolster its military defence capabilities.

00:08Together with NATO, the country is going to beef up anti-drone surveillance as well as

00:13on-the-ground fortifications and barriers."

00:16The package of measures, called Shield East, will be rolled out along its 700-kilometre

00:43border with Russia and Belarus and is expected to be enforced by 2028.

00:50Poland's defence minister stressed it's going to be the biggest programme to strengthen

00:54NATO's eastern flank since 1945.

00:58The system is expected to cost over 2 billion euros and is part of a joint regional defence

01:05infrastructure with the Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

01:10Poland, one of the most vocal countries against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says it's been

01:16targeted with hostile actions by Moscow and Minsk.

01:20Authorities claim that includes cyber-attacks, attempted arson and migrants being pushed

01:26illegally across the border.

01:28An attempt, they say, to destabilise the EU through one of its members.