Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced in the early hours of 14 September that Poland will introduce “additional, permanent measures” at all crossings with Ukraine following Russian drone strikes that hit a fuel depot and a Kyiv-Warsaw train just inside Ukrainian territory. After an emergency meeting of the Government Security Centre, Tusk said the military, police, Border Guard and Customs would run a single command structure to prevent critical queues of tankers and passenger coaches forming in strike-vulnerable zones. New protocols include dynamic lane closures, remote document pre-checks and joint drone-detection patrols. The prime minister stressed that Polish airspace had not been breached but warned businesses that the frontier is now a “high-risk logistics corridor.” Hauliers moving hazardous cargo may be subject to unannounced inspections and rerouting. The announcement follows a summer of stepped-up Russian activity near NATO borders and comes as EU capitals debate a seventh extension of temporary internal border controls. Corporate travel teams should revisit duty-of-care plans for staff transiting Lviv or using rail links via Dorohusk.
Source: Polish Radio (English Service)
