The debate, scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, is expected to focus on airspace violations and the sabotage of critical infrastructure by Russia and Belarus, under a preliminary agreement among political groups in the EU legislature.
The European People's Party (EPP) initiated the request for a debate, pushed by Polish MEPs from the governing Civic Coalition (KO) and the Polish People's Party (PSL), according to Polish Radio's Brussels correspondent, Beata Płomecka.
Andrzej Halicki, head of the Polish delegation in the EPP, told Polish Radio that the incidents in Poland marked "an unprecedented escalation in the hybrid warfare that Russia is waging against Europe," and that the EU "cannot remain silent."
"This is another stage of escalation from Russia, and also Belarus, because as we know, the two identified perpetrators have taken refuge in Belarus," Halicki said.
He added that the European Parliament, which he said has tools to exert pressure and highlight key issues, "should speak out on this matter."
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, which includes lawmakers from Poland's opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, also submitted a request for the debate, the IAR news agency reported.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Wednesday that Poland would close the Russian consulate in the Baltic city of Gdańsk in response to recent sabotage attacks on the Polish rail system orchestrated by Moscow.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that authorities had identified two Ukrainian men working for Russian intelligence as suspects in the sabotage.
The suspects have left Poland and fled to Belarus, a close ally of Moscow, Tusk added.
Polish officials say an explosive device destroyed a section of track on the Warsaw-Lublin rail line near the village of Mika over the weekend. The route is a key corridor for transporting Western aid to Ukraine.
In a separate incident on the same line, a train carrying 475 passengers made an emergency stop near the town of Puławy on Sunday after track damage was detected, according to officials.
No injuries were reported, and the government has launched a wide-ranging investigation.
Officials said Poland was working with "allied security services" to track down the suspects and bring them to justice.
The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Tuesday that the sabotage attacks on Poland's rail network were part of Russia's intensifying campaign to destabilize Europe.
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Source: TVP Info, IAR, PAP, Reuters