{"id":1397917,"date":"2026-06-29T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1397917"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:16:21","slug":"polish-intelligence-chief-russia-could-use-troops-without-insignia-to-stage-provocations-in-baltic-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/polish-intelligence-chief-russia-could-use-troops-without-insignia-to-stage-provocations-in-baltic-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Intelligence Chief \u2014 Russia Could Use Troops Without Insignia to Stage Provocations in Baltic States"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Russia could use soldiers without insignia to stage provocations in the Baltic states in an attempt to test NATO&#8217;s response, Head of Poland&#8217;s Foreign Intelligence Agency Pawe\u0142 Szota said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rp.pl\/sluzby\/art44709021-pierwszy-wywiad-szefa-agencji-wywiadu-dla-mediow-rosja-moze-prowadzic-wojne-jeszcze-kilka-lat\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.rp.pl\/sluzby\/art44709021-pierwszy-wywiad-szefa-agencji-wywiadu-dla-mediow-rosja-moze-prowadzic-wojne-jeszcze-kilka-lat\">interview<\/a> with Rzeczpospolita.<\/p>\n   <p>Szota warned that Russia remains the primary military threat to Poland, adding that Moscow views Poland and NATO&#8217;s eastern flank as obstacles to achieving its imperial ambitions.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Russia is systematically pushing the &#8216;red lines,&#8217; testing NATO&#8217;s response. The cost of such provocations for Moscow is low, while the Alliance mainly responds at the political level, encouraging further escalation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to Szota, Polish intelligence is considering scenarios involving Russian provocations against the Baltic states, including operations carried out by Russian soldiers without identifying insignia.<\/p>\n   <p>He also described Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine as &#8220;a huge humiliation&#8221; for Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that &#8220;we are dealing with unpredictability on Russia&#8217;s part.&#8221;<\/p>\n   <p>Earlier, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski also warned that Russia could stage provocations targeting NATO member states.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russian-offensive-slows-as-fighting-subsides-on-three-frontline-sectors-ukrainian-military\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russian-offensive-slows-as-fighting-subsides-on-three-frontline-sectors-ukrainian-military\/\">Russian Offensive Slows as Fighting Subsides on Three Frontline Sectors \u2014 Ukrainian Military<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia could use soldiers without insignia to stage provocations in the Baltic &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1397918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1397917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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