Polish defence officials presented plans to fortify the country's eastern border, as fears of foreign aggression intensify.
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00:00Poland has unveiled a massive plan to bolster its military defence capabilities.
00:08Together with NATO, the country is going to beef up anti-drone surveillance as well as
00:13on-the-ground fortifications and barriers."
00:16The package of measures, called Shield East, will be rolled out along its 700-kilometre
00:43border with Russia and Belarus and is expected to be enforced by 2028.
00:50Poland's defence minister stressed it's going to be the biggest programme to strengthen
00:54NATO's eastern flank since 1945.
00:58The system is expected to cost over 2 billion euros and is part of a joint regional defence
01:05infrastructure with the Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
01:10Poland, one of the most vocal countries against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says it's been
01:16targeted with hostile actions by Moscow and Minsk.
01:20Authorities claim that includes cyber-attacks, attempted arson and migrants being pushed
01:26illegally across the border.
01:28An attempt, they say, to destabilise the EU through one of its members.