Polish security forces are at the highest level of vigilance regarding the crisis on the border with Belarus, Polish President Andrei Duda said today. “I assure you that Poland is ready to repel this action by the services of the Lukashenko regime. Our border guard, the Polish army, the police and other services are at […]
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Poland: Thousands of protesters march on Independence Day
Thousands of protesters, holding Polish flags, gathered in central Warsaw today for the annual Independence Day march, organized by the far right with the support of the country’s nationalist government. The large central square of the capital, in which patriotic songs were played through the loudspeakers, was filled with red and white smoke – the […]
The crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border also includes Turkey
By Costas Raptis The focus of the tension is on the Polish-Belarusian border, where more than 2,000 refugees and migrants are trapped in the dead zone and ten of them have lost their lives. But the “vibrations” spread to a much greater extent. The fact that Warsaw and nearby Brussels and other European capitals are […]
Immigration crisis in Poland like in 2015?
The immigration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border is deteriorating. Poland is asking the EU for sanctions against Belarus but a solution is not immediately apparent. It’s like a déjà vu. Images that in Poland were known only from other countries, are now for the first time being played on its own borders. Immigrants coming from […]
Poland-EU-Belarus: Warsaw accuses Minsk of ‘state terrorism’
Polish Prime Minister Matthew Morawiecki today accused Belarus of “state terrorism” in the crisis caused by the influx of migrants on Poland’s border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s eastern outer border. “It is clear that what we are facing here is the manifestation of state terrorism,” the Polish prime minister said during […]
Belarus v. Poland for ‘mistreatment of migrants’
Belarusian authorities have accused Poland of abusing four migrants on the border between the two countries, where a migrant crisis is unfolding, a source of great tension between Minsk and the West. “We saw a lot of injuries on the bodies of the migrants, the Polish forces of their order behaved violently and drove them […]
The situation on the border between Belarus and Poland is deteriorating
Polish Prime Minister Matthew Morawiecki on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being the “brain” behind the wave of migrants trying to cross into Poland from Belarus, warning that the “hybrid” attack would jeopardize the EU. Morawiecki’s accusations come as thousands of desperate migrants are trapped in the cold on the Polish-Belarusian border, where […]
Seehofer supports Poland in immigration
German Interior Minister H. Zeehofer encourages Warsaw and justifies a fence and pushback. Calls on the Commission to help Poland while praising Turkey German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is asking for EU support for Poland in dealing with the situation on the country’s border with Belarus. “We have to help the Polish government secure its […]
Kremlin expresses concern over situation on Belarus-Poland border
The Kremlin today expressed concern over the scenes at the Belarus-Poland border crossing, where migrants are gathering to cross into Poland, and praised experts from its close ally, Belarus, for their responsible work there, such as the characterized. Polish authorities announced yesterday that thousands of migrants were gathering near the border with Belarus and accused […]
Poland-Belarus: Hundreds of migrants remain on the Belarusian side of the border between the two countries
Hundreds of migrants camped overnight in the countryside in low temperatures and remain today near Belarus-Poland border, while the Polish prime minister visited the border and officials warned that tensions could rise in the coming days. Poland accuses Belarus of trying to provoke a major confrontation by encouraging migrants to cross the border and cross […]
