Kremlin, on Polish plan to send troops to border, says it will stoke tensions

29/11/2023 18:06

                The Kremlin, commenting on media reports that Poland plans to send troops to Finland's border with Russia, said on Wednesday that such a move could stoke tensions and that Russia would see it as a threat.
        
        The head of Poland's National Security Bureau was reported to have said this week that Warsaw planned to approve a Finnish request for troops to be deployed close to its border with Russia.
        
        Finland has moved to close its border with Russia after a sudden wave of refugee arrivals that Helsinki said was orchestrated by Moscow, something Russia denied.
        
        In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "This is an absolutely redundant measure to ensure border security, because there is no threat there, there is no tension in reality,".