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? Live: Poland plans to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus EU

Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the Border Guard, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday. The news comes after Russia’s defence ministry said it had downed 11 Ukrainian drones near Crimea overnight, as well as two drones flying towards the capital Moscow. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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Poland-Belarus tensions: Poland worried about Belarus invading its airspace EU

Poland and Lithuania say they’re bracing for provocations from Moscow and Minsk. The NATO nations are ramping up border security, following the arrival of thousands of Wagner mercenaries in neighbouring Belarus, after an aborted mutiny in Russia in June. Last week, two Belarusian helicopters flew briefly into Polish airspace, in what was viewed as a provocation. FRANCE 24’s Magdalena Chodownik, Gulliver Cragg and Elena Volochine sent this report.

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Wildifires in Europe: Hecters of land destroyed in Portugal, Spain EU

Authorities in Spain and Portugal are warning that the risk of wildfires remains extremely high, as residents brace for further scorching temperatures this week. Thousands of hecters of land were destroyed in central Portugal over the weekend, while water-bomber planes were deployed to battle a large blaze threatening homes in southern Spain. FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland gives us more details.

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