Warsaw has decided to relocate troops from the west of the country towards its eastern border due to "the biggest security crisis since the Cold War." It is a major realignment of the military structure, reports GHN based on RT.
"The geopolitical situation has changed, we have the biggest crisis of security since the Cold War and we must draw conclusions from that," Poland's Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak told The Associated Press on Monday.
He explained that the number of troops stationed at three military bases in the east will triple in two years. Siemoniak added that the quantity of military hardware stationed at the bases will also be increased.
The Polish minister explained that it was not a radical measure but for protection due to the threat posed by the neighboring Ukrainian conflict.
"...we would like those units in the east of Poland to be more efficient," he said.
Most of Poland's army has been concentrated in the western part of the country as the country has not realigned its military structure since it was part of the Soviet bloc.
Warsaw plans to invest in the army's modernization, particularly in the eastern part of the country, adding that the ministry has planned buying new hardware in 2016, Siemoniak said on October 23 while visiting the Siedlce military base located in eastern Poland, Polskie Radio reported.

"Today, our eastern flank is crucial. We will work out the details, we will preserve and develop what we have. I saw the infrastructure here. Frankly, it looks outdated, so we will improve it," Siemoniak said.