Poland will protect border with Belarus with almost 10.000 soldiers

“There will be almost 10.000 soldiers: 4.000 of them will participate directly in operations to support the border police and another 6.000 as reinforcements,” Mariusz Blaszczak told public radio.

On Wednesday, the minister had announced the mobilization of 2.000 additional soldiers to reinforce security on the eastern border, which already has a presence of 2.000 soldiers.

Poland, a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), recently warned about Belarus' provocations and the risks of the presence of the Russian Wagner mercenary group in the country.

Warsaw also accuses Minsk and Moscow of organizing a new record flow of migrants to the European Union (EU) to destabilize the region.

Polish border guards said 19.000 migrants have attempted to enter the country since the start of the year, up from 16.000 in 2022.

In July, more than 4.000 migrants attempted to cross the Polish border.

Ecuador declares state of exception after assassination of presidential candidate

Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, second in polls, was murdered on Wednesday night in Quito, which led the government to declare a state of exception this Thursday (10) to guarantee the of the elections, confirmed for August 20th.