Poland says to beef up military on its eastern border


WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Tuesday it is drawing up a long-term plan to shift some of its military strength towards its eastern border, closer to Ukraine and Russia, in response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

NATO member Poland is anxious that it could be the next target for Kremlin expansion after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula earlier this year.

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