Military personnel from the US and Portugal are also taking part.
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Surge in crossings at Poland’s border with Russia ahead of Christmas, angering local Poles
While Russians with EU-registered cars can cross the border, Poles who have Russian-registered vehicles cannot due to EU sanctions.
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Russian state TV shows Polish city in report on development of Kaliningrad
The footage includes St Nicholas Cathedral, a 13th-century Gothic church that is a landmark of the Polish city of Elbląg.
Poland recommends Russia’s Kaliningrad be called Królewiec
The name Kaliningrad is “artificial” and evokes negative feelings in Poland, found a government body.
Poland starts construction of electronic barrier on Russian border
“I am convinced that it will be the EU’s best-secured border,” says Poland’s interior minister.
Poland to build anti-migrant razor-wire barrier on border with Russia
The Polish defence minister has ordered the army to “immediately” begin building a barrier on the border with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.