--- title: "Tusk: Poland expects intensified Russian actions in the coming weeks and months" description: "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that intensified Russian actions are expected in the coming weeks and months, and that the escalation is already approaching the Polish border. Warsaw is moving to a regime of heightened security measures." date: 2026-09-14T10:14:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/tusk-poland-expects-russian-escalation tags: [poland, russia, ukraine, donald-tusk, security, border-crossings] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Tusk: Poland expects intensified Russian actions in the coming weeks and months ![Donald Tusk against the Polish flag: Poland's PM warns of intensified Russian actions in the coming weeks](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/14/tusk-poland-expects-russian-escalation/tusk-poland-expects-russian-escalation-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that a period of intensified actions by Russia is expected in the coming weeks and months. - According to Tusk, the escalation has become a fact and is getting closer to the Polish border; Warsaw does not rule out its spread to its own territory. - Following the attack near the Ukrainian-Polish border, Poland intends to review the organization of traffic through border crossings and speed up border crossing. Polish authorities expect Russia to step up its activity in the coming weeks and months, with the escalation that began near the Ukrainian-Polish border entering a new phase. This was stated by Prime Minister Donald Tusk after a special meeting at the Government Security Center, according to RBK-Ukraine, citing the Polish portal Goniec.pl. ### Prime minister's statement after the meeting Speaking after the closed session, the head of the Polish government emphasized that Russian activity is getting ever closer to the Polish border. "Escalation by the Russian Federation has become a fact, and its examples are getting closer and closer to our border," Tusk said. According to him, Polish and allied services had warned in advance of a likely intensification of Moscow's actions, including attempts to disrupt the operation of Ukrainian border crossings. ### Expected scenarios and heightened operational mode The prime minister noted that Warsaw had information from its own and allied services about a possible escalation, and that attempts to paralyze border crossings were not the first such incident: a similar one had been observed in Moldova. "We knew that the Russian plan would include attempts to disorganize, paralyze and, possibly, even destroy Ukrainian border crossings β€” so this concerns our country as well," Tusk said. He added that Poland cannot rule out the escalation spreading to its own territory and must take into account the most adverse scenarios of events. ### Response to the attack near the border and review of border crossing operations Against the backdrop of the Russian attack near the Ukrainian-Polish border, Warsaw intends to review the organization of traffic through border crossings. Tusk ordered the search for ways to speed up border crossing and to prevent the accumulation of vehicles. The prime minister emphasized that in the coming weeks and months Poland will operate in a heightened mode and significantly strengthen security measures, as it expects further activity on the part of Russia. ### Context: the nature of the attack according to Finnish media Separately, the Finnish public broadcaster YLE, citing data on the incident, indicated that all available signs point to the use of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. This detail complements the picture painted by Polish authorities, underscoring the long range and nature of the Russian strike near the border. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [Is Russia preparing a new escalation? Tusk makes an important statement](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiya-gotue-novu-eskalatsiyu-tusk-zrobiv-1789380594.html) - Π‘ΠΎΠ΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠΈΡ‚ прямыС Ρ†ΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ‚Ρ‹ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΡŒΠ΅Ρ€Π° Вуска ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ эскалации Π² Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡƒΡŽ Ρ„Π°Π·Ρƒ, оТиданиях усилСния дСйствий России Π² блиТайшиС Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ мСсяцы, Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡ€ΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚ΡŒ Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Ρƒ ΠΏΡƒΠ½ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΠ² пропуска. - [Tusk: "Everything points to this being a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile"](https://yle.fi/a/74-20017148/64-3-306172) - ДополняСт контСкст ΡƒΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΈΠΏ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‘Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ оруТия (крылатая Ρ€Π°ΠΊΠ΅Ρ‚Π° Π₯-101) ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΡ†Π΅Π½ΠΊΠ΅ финских БМИ; Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚ основной Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΈ заявлСния Вуска. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What did Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk say about Russia's actions? **A:** Tusk stated that escalation by Russia has become a fact and is getting closer to the Polish border, and that a period of intensified actions on the Russian side is expected in the coming weeks and months. ### Q: How is Poland responding to the attack near the Ukrainian-Polish border? **A:** Warsaw intends to review the organization of traffic through border crossings, speed up border crossing and prevent the accumulation of vehicles, as well as strengthen security measures. ### Q: Can the escalation spread to Polish territory? **A:** According to Tusk, Poland cannot rule out the escalation spreading to its own territory and must take into account the most adverse scenarios of events, although it expresses hope that such a scenario does not materialize.