Baroness Goldie, the Ministry of Defence, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL9667):
Question by Lord ALTON of Liverpool :
To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the risk of the Wagner group attacking Poland from Belarus; and what steps they are taking with other NATO countries to support Poland in protecting its borders from any risk of an attack. (HL9667)
Tabled on: 25 July 2023
Answer:
Baroness Goldie:
The UK continues to condemn the Wagner Group’s malign and destabilising impact wherever it operates.
We continue to monitor threats from a range of state and non-state actors, including the Wagner Group, working with and through our partners to protect our security against shared threats.
NATO maintains an appropriate force posture to ensure strong and credible deterrence and defence across the Alliance to protect and defend every inch of Allied territory.
Date and time of answer: 08 Aug 2023 at 15:17.
