The Kremlin is planning attack on Poland to test Nato’s resolve, according to Washington.
The provocation could see Putin’s troops cross over into Poland, and vital infrastructure could be targeted by missiles and drones.
Sources close to Polish President Karol Nawrocki told news outlet Onet that the US had been warning Warsaw about the plan for a while.
Russia’s plan aims to start a crisis to scare Western nations into stopping their support for Ukraine.
Polish security experts also warned that Russia and Belarus might send a small number of troops across the Nato border.
Power stations could also be targeted in the incursion, through air strikes that would force Poland to activate its air defence systems.
According to Polish sources cited by Onet, Russia could frame a territorial incursion as either a GPS navigation error or an emergency helicopter recovery.
Moscow’s strategy relies on the assumption that the US would compel Poland to negotiate rather than engage militarily.
A peaceful, negotiated retreat would be treated as a strategic win for the Kremlin, which could leverage the talks to demand a halt to Western military assistance for Ukraine.
