Poland warns Russia likely to intensify provocations against European countries

WARSAW, Poland -- Two incidents along Ukraine's borders with Poland and Moldova this week are a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossing points with Europe, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Two people died when Russian drones hit the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday night while a “direct threat” to a Polish-Ukrainian crossing point on Wednesday night was only avoided thanks to cooperation between Warsaw and Kyiv, Tusk said on Thursday. He gave no further details of the incident, nor did he present evidence of Russian involvement.Tusk said he received a briefing on Thursday from CIA Director Jim Ratcliffe, who was recently in Moscow, about the risks posed by Russia in the region in the coming months.“Russia already decided to engage in provocative attacks on border crossing points, for example in Moldova,” he said, speaking on Thursday in Bratislava, Slovakia, during a meeting of central European countries and Ireland. “We expect similar actions regarding border crossings with Ukraine in other countries as well, including Poland.”Tusk added that he received information from Ratcliffe indicating Polan...