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Poland safe ahead of Moscow’s war games: official

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Michał Owczarek 28.08.2017 14:30
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The military drills, known as Zapad (Russian for west), have raised tensions between Warsaw and Moscow before they even started.
Jens Stoltenberg (L), defence minister Antoni Macierewicz (R) at press conference.
 Source/Author:  PAP/Tomasz WaszczukJens Stoltenberg (L), defence minister Antoni Macierewicz (R) at press conference. Source/Author: PAP/Tomasz Waszczuk

As Michał Owczarek reports, scheduled for Sept. 14, the operation will see thousands of troops and equipment from Russia and Belarus deployed near the borders with NATO members including Poland. Polish concerns were shared by NATO’s chief Jens Stoltenberg during his visit to Poland late last week.

“We hope the drills don’t follow an aggressive scenario including any developments that might result in incidents, although war games as massive as Zapad of course always pose such a threat, a risk that some sort of incidents may happen,” said deputy defence minister Michał Dworczyk.

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