Eastern Europe Sounds Warning on Wagner Mercenaries in Belarus
- Polish and Latvian leaders want EU to tighten border security
- Belarus doesn’t seem to be preparing to host Wagner at borders
Polish border guards patrol along the border wall at Polish - Belarus border.
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Countries on NATO’s eastern flank warned of new dangers linked to Russia as elements of the Wagner mercenary group prepare to arrive in Belarus.
Latvia’s prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, said the presence of Wagner in neighboring Belarus posed an urgent threat of “infiltration” into the European Union and called on the bloc to intensify security measures.