BIALOWIEZA, POLAND - JULY 08: A soldier stands by anti-tank obstacles by the metal wall constructed at the Polish Belarussian border on July 08, 2023 in Bialowieza, Poland. Last week, the Polish government announced it was sending 500 counterterrorism police to the border with Belarus amid fears that the Wagner Group, the Russian private army, would be relocating to Belarus following its recent aborted mutiny in Russia. Poland has already stationed 5,000 security guards and 2,000 soldiers on the border, with the country's interior minister calling it a "tense situation." Beyond the Wagner worries, the border also remains a popular route for migrants looking to enter the European Union. In 2021, the Belarusian government tried to weaponize this trend by bringing thousands of migrants - mostly from the Middle East - to the country's borders with Poland and Lithuania, creating a crisis at their border crossings. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)
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BIALOWIEZA, POLAND - JULY 08: A soldier stands by anti-tank obstacles by the metal wall constructed at the Polish Belarussian border on July 08, 2023 in Bialowieza, Poland. Last week, the Polish government announced it was sending 500 counterterrorism police to the border with Belarus amid fears that the Wagner Group, the Russian private army, would be relocating to Belarus following its recent aborted mutiny in Russia. Poland has already stationed 5,000 security guards and 2,000 soldiers on the border, with the country's interior minister calling it a "tense situation." Beyond the Wagner worries, the border also remains a popular route for migrants looking to enter the European Union. In 2021, the Belarusian government tried to weaponize this trend by bringing thousands of migrants - mostly from the Middle East - to the country's borders with Poland and Lithuania, creating a crisis at their border crossings. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)
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Poland will deploy more troops at the border with Belarus after it accused Minsk of violating its airspace, raising tensions between the NATO member and a key Kremlin ally in an increasingly volatile security landscape in Europe.

Warsaw said two Belarusian helicopters allegedly violated the Polish airspace during training exercises on Tuesday, which the Belarusian defense ministry vehemently denied and dismissed as “far-fetched.”

This came amid increased activity near a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania, known as the Suwalki gap or corridor, which troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving toward in an apparent attempt to increase pressure on NATO and EU members.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal to cap Wagner’s failed rebellion against Moscow, after which thousands of mercenary fighters were reportedly sent to Belarus.