Belarus has trained Afghanis and Iraqis to carry out armed attacks on the Polish border. They were trained by the 'Marjina Horka'-brigade and Russian GRU says former Belarus ambassador to France and Poland @PavelLatushka.
Via @literatt2 and @IlvesToomas
euobserver.com/world/153478
Via @literatt2 and @IlvesToomas
euobserver.com/world/153478
@PavelLatushka @literatt2 @IlvesToomas The training is supposed to have taken place at a base near the village of Opsa, in north-west Belarus, belonging to 'Osam', the Special Active Measures Department of Belarus' State Border Committee.
"Iraqi citizens were trained there [the Osam base], now they are training Afghans with combat experience."
"They're preparing clashes on the Belarus-EU border with the use of weapons," he added.
Latushka said his revelations came from "sources high-up in Belarusian intelligence services," who face severe penalties if they are revealed leaking information.
Latushka said his revelations came from "sources high-up in Belarusian intelligence services," who face severe penalties if they are revealed leaking information.
"We expect there could be an escalation of ... an armed nature any time soon on the Polish border," Polish gov spokesman Piotr Mueller said on Monday.
Poland's EU ambassador briefed his 26 EU peers in a two-hour long, behind-closed-doors meeting, on Tuesday.
Poland's EU ambassador briefed his 26 EU peers in a two-hour long, behind-closed-doors meeting, on Tuesday.
"The migration crisis is being used by Lukashenko to insert into EU territory people who have [military] experience and who additionally undertook training on Belarusian territory to undertake terrorist acts," says Pavel Latushka
That Russia's military intelligence, GRU, is involved is a clear sign the operation is well anchored in the Kremlin. Maximum damage to EU and NATO is the plan. Armed clashes on the border could be an excuse for Russia to respond militarily.
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