On December 12, 2024, the European Commission announced a €52 million funding package to Poland aimed at countering hybrid threats from the weaponisation of migration by Russia and Belarus. This funding is the largest received from the EU for border protection and is intended to support Poland's efforts to prevent the political misuse of migrants and to bolster border security. This escalation in hybrid warfare tactics involves the deliberate push of migrants across Poland's border as a form of political pressure and destabilisation. Poland faces the second largest influx of migrants in the EU after Germany. The funding comes amid concerns about ongoing attempts by Russia and Belarus to weaponise migration to destabilise the region, with Poland considering structural and legal border zone solutions as part of broader strategic responses.

On December 12, 2024, the European Commission announced a €52 million funding package to Poland aimed at countering hybrid threats from the weaponisation of migration by Russia and Belarus. This funding is the largest received from the EU for border protection and is intended to support Poland's efforts to prevent the political misuse of migrants and to bolster border security. This escalation in hybrid warfare tactics involves the deliberate push of migrants across Poland's border as a form of political pressure and destabilisation. Poland faces the second largest influx of migrants in the EU after Germany. The funding comes amid concerns about ongoing attempts by Russia and Belarus to weaponise migration to destabilise the region, with Poland considering structural and legal border zone solutions as part of broader strategic responses.