Poland adds minefields to 'East Shield' protective barrier with Russia and Belarus

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Poland adds minefields to 'East Shield' protective barrier with Russia and Belarus  Authorities in Warsaw say they have added minefields to the "East Shield" project, the name given to the protective barrier at the border with Russia and Belarus. Construction began in November last year and now occurs year-round, seven days a week.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/17/poland-adds-minefields-to-east-shield-protective-barrier-with-russia-and-belarus  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Poland is strengthening its borders with a defense system reminiscent of a new iron curtain

00:06as it attempts to ward off threats amid heightened tensions from Russia's war in Ukraine.

00:12Authorities in Warsaw say they have added minefields to the East Shield project,

00:17the name given to the protective barrier whose construction began in November last year

00:22and now occurs year-round, seven days a week.

00:25Is this a new iron curtain which is being hanged, you know, across the continent?

00:31It looks like that, to be quite honest with you.

00:34The Eastern Bloc, not only, you know, of Belarus and Russia but also further to the East,

00:41it looks like there is a new division in Eurasia forming before our eyes.

00:48The barrier spans over 20 kilometers along the Polish border

00:53adjacent to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, extending to the Baltic Sea.

00:59Poland, one of the NATO countries that has significantly enhanced its military capabilities,

01:05shares borders with Russia to the north and Belarus to the east.

01:09According to the Polish government,

01:11this segment and the one along the Belarusian border will be completed within three years

01:17with funding of over 1 billion euros, including contributions from the EU.

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