Meanwhile, Poland was forced to deploy “significant” security forces to its border with Russia last night after detecting “disturbing movement”.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said: “Just after midnight, I received information from the Border Guard that disturbing movement was observed on the Polish-Russian border, up north – individuals with flashlights.
“We very quickly mobilised the appropriate forces and resources, and we managed to prevent provocation attempts, if that was the intention, although of course, we will never be able to confirm this definitively.”
Poland shares a small border with Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, a Baltic coast territory annexed by the Soviet Union after World War II.
