“We have killed 80 Poles in Ukraine,” the Kremlin said. – The Polish flag was removed from a Russian monument where thousands of Poles were massacred.
The “thermometer” of intensity rises below the Baltic, with Russia to launch direct threats against her Poland and to raise concerns that its provocative actions foreshadow escalation in the field.
According to the Daily Mail, the Kremlin reported that the Russian army had killed “Up to 80 Polish mercenaries” in eastern Ukraine while removing the Polish flag from a monument where thousands of Poles were massacred in western Russia.
Poland calls on NATO to be vigilant, fearing Russian threats
Moscow’s anger is evident after “Blockade” of Lithuania in goods approved by the EU to reach its Russian pocket Kaliningradlocated between the Baltic state and Poland.
This prompted Poland to call on NATO to further strengthen the security presence in the Suwalki Gap, the narrow corridor connecting the three Baltic states with their remaining NATO allies and separating Kaliningrad from Belarus.
“We will seek to strengthen this corridor … in our talks with our NATO partners,” said the Polish Prime Minister. Mateusz Morawiecki, after the EU summit.
At the same time Kremlin claims about them 80 Poles killed by the Russian army in Ukraine, raise questions about where Moscow is “going”.
“Up to 80 Polish mercenaries, 20 armored combat vehicles and eight multiple Grad rocket launchers were destroyed in precision strikes at the Megatex plant in Konstantinovka” in the Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Kaliningrad under these circumstances could be the zero point for any military conflict between NATO and Russia, notes the Daily Mail.
The removal of the Polish flag from the Katyn monument is a provocative and threatening move
His guests Katyn monument in the Smolensk region of western Russia, wondered when they realized that the Polish flag was missing.
The mayor of Smolensk confirmed her removal on Friday night, posting a photo showing the Russian flag waving alone at the entrance to the monument.
On orders from Russian Culture Ministry, Poland’s flag has disappeared from the Katyn war cemetery outside Smolensk. “There can be no flags of Poland at Russian memorials! Esp after openly anti-Russian statements by Polish politicians, ”explained Smolensk Mayor Andrey Borisov. pic.twitter.com/FdWVhXgHVh
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“There can be no Polish flags on Russian monuments. “Even less so after the anti-Russian comments of Polish political leaders,” said Andrei Borisov.
“The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation made the right decision by removing the Polish flag. “Katyn is a Russian monument,” Borisov added, in a move that poisoned already hostile relations between Russia and Poland.
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