Poland Plans to Spend Billions of Zloty on Civil Defense Revamp

  • Interior minister says the proposal is ‘revolutionary’
  • Draft legislation seeks participation of local municipalities

Polish Territorial Defense recruits practice evacuation of wounded soldiers during a Combat Medical training in Bialystok, Poland.

Photographer: Omar Marques/Getty Images
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Poland is preparing to spend billions of zloty on civil defense as the European Union nation ramps up its capabilities in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

With the Kremlin’s campaign in its third year, Warsaw has tabled a number of initiatives and plans to strengthen the country’s eastern frontier from hybrid threats from Russia and Belarus.