Poland-Belarus Escalations

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszcza said that British Royal Engineers had been sent on a “reconnaissance” exercise with NATO allies. Reportedly 10 British troops arrived Nov. 11 and are now deployed with Polish forces at the Belarus border, to beef up the barriers, according to various British media. “On Nov. 12, a Russian paratrooper unit will land on an unknown site on the territory of the Grodno region in the Republic of Belarus as part of a surprise combat readiness inspection of the Airborne Force and take part in a joint tactical exercise with units of the Belarusian armed forces,” Russia’s Defense Ministry announced, according to TASS.