Aleksandr Lukashenko Andrzej Poczobut Belarus Journalist trial News Poland

Polish activist Poczobut begins ‘political show trial’ in Belarus

The trial of Polish minority activist and journalist Andrzej Poczobut began on Monday in the Belarusian city of Grodno. Poczobut is being tried for “calling for actions aimed at harming national security,” for which he faces a maximum sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment. Poland’s charge d’affaires from Minsk, Marcin Wojciechowski, was denied access to Poczobut, […]
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Merkel Belarus Poland Aleksandr Lukashenko Angela Merkel attack on Polish border Belarus illegal migrants Commentary Poland
2 YEARS AGOAleksandr Lukashenko Angela Merkel attack on Polish border Belarus illegal migrants Commentary Poland

Merkel is undermining Poland’s successful border defense strategy

Chancellor Merkel’s capitulation to Belarus — so naïve it is almost bizarre — is a desperate attempt to minimize Poland’s successful effort to protect its borders from a massive migrant, writes editor-in-chief of Sieci weekly Jacek Karnowski
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Andrzej Poczobut Aleksandr Lukashenko Andrzej Poczobut Belarus Polish minority Commentary Poland
3 YEARS AGOAleksandr Lukashenko Andrzej Poczobut Belarus Polish minority Commentary Poland

Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish hero, remains imprisoned in Belarus by Lukashenko’s regime

The renowned journalist and Union of Poles in Belarus (ZPB) activist has been sitting in Belarusian jail for half a year for our freedom — and yours — writes Rusłan Szoszyn for Rzeczpospolita daily
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Lukashenko Belarus Zapad 21 WEST Aleksandr Lukashenko Belarus military exercise Vladimir Putin Zapad 21 News Poland
3 YEARS AGOAleksandr Lukashenko Belarus military exercise Vladimir Putin Zapad 21 News Poland

Zapad 21: Belarusian president accuses West of ‘hybrid aggression’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced a billion-dollar military purchase from Russia and called for the EU to abolish its sanctions on Belarus in a sign that tensions will remain heightened between Belarus and neighboring countries
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Aleksandr Lukashenko Angela Merkel Belarus EU Mateusz Morawiecki Poland Presidential elections Protests Commentary
4 YEARS AGOAleksandr Lukashenko Angela Merkel Belarus EU Mateusz Morawiecki Poland Presidential elections Protests Commentary

The West won’t save Belarus

On Belarus, the West has to choose between sacrificing its interests or values, but since it is not prepared to do either it will not do anything, argues Jędrzej Bielecki in Polish dally Rzeczpospolita.
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