Ukraine Warns Russia May Stage Polish-Symbol Provocations During URC
Ukraine says Russia’s GRU may use fake Polish symbols to inflame tensions and test NATO cohesion during the recovery conference, officials said.
- Ukraine's Centre for Countering Disinformation warned Thursday that Russia is 'preparing provocations using Polish symbols' inside Ukraine, with the GRU tasked to destabilize relations during the Ukraine Recovery Conference.
- Tensions peaked after Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped President Volodymyr Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle last week, following a May dispute over Zelensky naming a military unit after the 'heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army .'
- The Centre for Countering Disinformation reported Russia recently 'launched a series of fake stories to fuel hostility between Ukraine and Poland,' while Poland charged three citizens last month with working for Russian intelligence to spread disinformation.
- President Zelensky cancelled his attendance at the Ukraine Recovery Conference following the diplomatic fallout; Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is instead leading Ukraine's national delegation at the event.
- Western intelligence sources suggest the Kremlin may resort to 'hybrid attacks' designed to test NATO cohesion, as Russia seeks to force allies to stop supporting Ukraine through such provocative actions.
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Latvian intelligence has reported "significant indications that Russia is preparing for provocations aimed at the Baltic states or Poland." However, the services emphasize that "this will not be a full-scale attack." The Baltic states and Poland in Putin's sights. "Russia is unable to open a second front, but may consider hybrid attacks, such as the use of drones," we read. This is intended to be a signal to NATO to limit its support for Ukraine…
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Two NATO Member States located on the eastern flank of the Alliance warned that Russia could prepare a "military measure against the Baltic States or Poland, in an attempt to test NATO cohesion.
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