"Germany has said it will send a group of soldiers to Poland to help with a project to fortify the country's eastern border as worries mount about the threat from Russia. Poland, a strong supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Moscow, announced plans in May last year to bolster a long stretch of its border that includes Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad."
"The main task of the German soldiers in Poland will be "engineering activities," a spokesman for the defence ministry in Berlin said late Friday. This could include "constructing fortifications, digging trenches, laying barbed wire, or erecting tank barriers," he said. "The support provided by German soldiers as part of (the operation) is limited to these engineering activities." The spokesman did not specify the exact number of troops involved, saying only it would be a "mid-range two-digit number"."
Germany will send a mid-range two-digit number of soldiers to Poland to assist with fortifying Poland's eastern border amid concerns about Russia. The soldiers' role will be limited to engineering activities, including constructing fortifications, digging trenches, laying barbed wire, and erecting tank barriers. Deployment is expected from the second quarter of 2026 until the end of 2027. Parliamentary approval was deemed unnecessary because there is no immediate danger to soldiers from military conflicts. Poland has been supporting Ukraine, modernising its forces, increasing defence spending, and serving as a transit route for Western arms; Germany remains a major military supplier to Ukraine.
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