#CIVIL DEFENSE

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Concerns raised after Poles polled about a widening war

A poll carried out by CBOS shows that over 60% of Poles have not made any preparations for an attack by Russia whilst only 14% would be willing to take up arms to defend their country.

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Foreign Minister urges Poland to follow Finnish and Estonian civil defense models

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has heaped praise on Estonia’s and Finland’s civil defense models whilst subtly reminding the public that Poland had only suspended conscription, rather than abolishing it outright.

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Poland’s Interior Minister to head country’s Civil Defense: Polish Deputy PM

Previously, the post of the Civil Defense Chief had been held by the head of the State Fire Service.