Putin is again warning that Ukraine could be invaded and occupied by Poland

• Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Friday that Poland wants to seize Western Ukraine.
• "The possibility is obvious," he said in remarks to his Security Council.
• Russia has often deflected from its own invasion by claiming Poland has its own imperial ambitions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who last year ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine following the earlier occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea, on Friday warned that Ukraine could be invaded and occupied — by Poland.

In a video address to his national security council, the Russian leader claimed the increased military cooperation between Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania since the Russian invasion could provide an opportunity for Warsaw to settle historical disputes and stake its own claim to Ukrainian territory.