DIRMISKES, Lithuania (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda said Friday that “a potential aggressor must see our readiness” as he and his Lithuanian counterpart monitored a joint military drill along their shared border.
Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda met on the last day of the week-long Brave Griffin 24/II military exercise along the Suwalki Gap, a strategically important stretch of land that’s considered a potential flashpoint area in case of a standoff between Russia and NATO.
The border, almost 100 kilometers (62 miles) long between NATO members Poland and Lithuania, is also a land corridor between Belarus, a Moscow ally, and Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad.
“There is a potential threat, which is why these exercises are going on,” Duda said.
The drill included 1,500 Lithuanian infantry soldiers, nearly 200 members of Poland’s 15th Mechanized Brigade, and U.S. and Portuguese military personnel.
How to drastically slash your odds of getting Alzheimer's
Man United are 'playing like a small club', blasts Roy Keane after their 2
Video: How Hong Kong film directors are navigating a new era of censorship
Neymar jokes about his contribution to Al
An Italian governor accused in a corruption probe has been placed under house arrest
Masters stars' adorable children take over the course on the eve of the tournament
Erik ten Hag admits he is relieved Harry Maguire stayed at Man United amid injury crisis
Auckland Transport to be stripped of planning powers
Sparks move home game against Caitlin Clark and Indiana from Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles
Robert De Niro, 80, walks hand
How to drastically slash your odds of getting Alzheimer's
Usher puts on a sizzling display as he takes a bath in sexy Essence cover