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Poland’s Suwałki region watches Ukraine war’s border risks

In Suwałki, a city in northeastern Poland, concern is growing that the war in neighbouring Ukraine could spill across the border. The region borders Russia and Belarus and is considered particularly sensitive for NATO.

Updated: 2026-09-27 10:03 UTC

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A France 24 video report from Suwałki describes growing concern in Poland that the war in neighbouring Ukraine could cross the border. Poland is a close ally of Ukraine.

Suwałki is in a region bordering Russia and Belarus, which the report describes as particularly sensitive for NATO countries. Journalist Caitlin Brown reports. The original France 24 video is retained without an invented transcript.