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MADRID 27 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, put on the table this Wednesday the possibility of creating a maritime police in the Baltic that would allow control and supervision of the waters in the area, a measure with which he seeks to stop the growing threat from Russia.
He expressed this before traveling to Sweden to hold a meeting with the heads of government of the Baltic and Nordic countries, in which he plans to “convince” them to agree to participate and carry out this initiative, which seeks to emulate the model of the Baltic Air Police.
In this sense, Tusk has stressed that the plan represents a “joint project of the countries in the area, which feel the same level of threat from Russia” within the framework of the invasion of Ukraine, which is now approaching its third anniversary, according to information from the Polish radio station RDC.
“It is positive that the countries of the Baltic region have a similar policy, one that must become the policy of the entire European Union and NATO,” said Tusk, who highlighted that Warsaw, along with the rest of the partners in the region , is working to implement measures to prevent any type of aggression.
“In our case, it is an eastern shield, and the Baltic countries are building a similar fortification system. We want it to be a single, joint project,” he said.
In relation to the arrival to office of the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, the prime minister has warned that, at least for the moment, “it cannot be predicted how American politics will evolve in the coming days.” “The era of fear and uncertainty towards Russia must end,” he declared.
The meeting, which will take place at the holiday residence of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, in Harpsund, where the parties will address security issues, transatlantic relations and the continued support given by European countries to kyiv during the war.
The initiative to create this maritime police comes after two fiber optic cables that link Finland with Germany and Lithuania with Sweden have suffered damage after the impact of a ship. The first signs point to a Chinese ship, although several Baltic countries have warned of possible sabotage that could be linked to Russia.