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Media given rare access in Poland to heavily fortified zone along border with Belarus

(15 Oct 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++CORRECTS IDENTITY OF SPEAKER IN SHOTS 13 AND 16 TO MARCIN KIERWIŃSKI, POLISH MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION. ALSO CORRECTS NAME IN THE STORYLINE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Polowce, Poland - 15 October 2025 1. Various armoured vehicles behind concrete anti-tank barriers in front of a border crossing terminal with the inscription (Polish): "Republic of Poland" 2. Various of barbed wire 3. Various of Polish border guard next to barbed wire 4. Polish and Belarusian border poles behind barbed wire 4. Belarusian side of the border crossing behind barbed wire 5. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Cezary Tomczyk, Polish Deputy Minister of Defence: "The budget we are allocating for national defense in 2026 is a record PLN 200 billion ($55 billion). This is almost a quarter of the entire Polish budget. No other NATO country spends this much on its security as a share of gross domestic product. History has taught us, perhaps all of us, that we must first and foremost take care of our own security." 6. Armoured car of the Polish border guard next to metal fence 7. Soldier 8. Polish border pole 9. Various of anti-tank barriers and barbed wire 10. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Cezary Tomczyk, Polish Deputy Minister of Defence: "Some minister of national defense once said that you either have your own army or a foreign one on a land. That's why we invest in the Polish Army, so that it will be the foundation of our security, so that the Polish Army will have the strength to repel any aggression, should one ever occur." 11. Various of barbed wire and anti-tank barrier 12. Belarusian border pole 13. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Marcin Kierwiński, Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration: "We're dealing with the rise of Russian imperialism, and what seemed unimaginable just a few years ago is the use of human beings—foreigners—as weapons in hybrid warfare. This is how the world has changed today, and we must be prepared for this." 14. Barbed wire on a metal fence 15. Various of soldiers and policemen standing along the steel border fence 16. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Marcin Kierwiński, Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration: "It's no coincidence that we're here at the border, so we can say that our border is secure, our border is well-protected. The last two years have been a period of massive investment. We started this border protected by a fence, now we have a truly effective barrier, with an estimated 98% containment rate. This year alone, we've thwarted over 28,000 attempts to illegally cross our border. We've thwarted this border, this barrier is doing its job." 17. Various of soldiers and policemen 18. Wide of border crossing STORYLINE: Polish government ministers on Wednesday allowed journalists to visit the fortified frontier at Polowce–Peschatka, a remote border crossing normally sealed off from public view. The visit offered a rare glimpse of heavy fortifications and surveillance systems in a region where access is typically restricted to within 200 metres. The event, marking two years since the government took office, was led by Marcin Kierwiński, Polish Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, and Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk. The ministers said the invitation aimed to demonstrate how Poland has reinforced its defenses amid growing regional tensions and the ongoing threat of hybrid warfare on the European Union’s eastern frontier. Standing before a stretch of barbed wire and electronic monitoring towers, Kierwiński said the visit underscored the government’s commitment to border security. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...