Visegrad Group in January 2026: the most important developments in security
In the Visegrad countries in January 2026, Poland was at the centre of security news. On 30 January Poland signed a contract for a major anti-drone system called San. Earlier, on 15 January, the Polish prime minister praised the country's cyber defences after an attack on a heating grid was foiled. On 16 January it was reported that Poland will produce landmines and abandon the treaty banning them. A Russian strike damaged the Polish consulate in Odesa on 12 January, and a commentary noted that Poland has built the EU's biggest army but that the threat has changed.
The Czech prime minister said on 19 January that the Czech Republic will not sell jets to Ukraine. Europol dismantled a European drug network based in Poland, and Israeli military commanders visited Poland for Holocaust lessons.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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