Warsaw will follow Swedenβs example to prepare its population for a possible war
Poland will urge its citizens to stockpile at least three daysβ worth of supplies to prepare for a war or other crisis, Deputy Interior Minister Wieslaw Lesniakiewicz has said.
It comes after a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to push through an β¬800 billion ($875 billion) military build-up intended to counter an alleged threat from Russia, something Moscow has dismissed as unfounded.
Each citizen needs to be able to survive at least three days with no help from the state in the event of war or another extreme situation, Lesniakiewicz said. He urged Poles to stockpile supplies such as water, medicine, food, and power banks. People should also get transistor radios for emergency communication when other methods are unavailable, he added.
Polish ministries will cooperate to publish a guide on preparing for crises, basing it on a similar publication released in Sweden, he said.
In Poland, the Ministry of the Interior Urges Π‘itizens to Stock Up for Three Days of Autonomous Survival
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