Polish PM: The Polish-Belarusian border separates dictatorship from democracy
“We must be prepared for the worst scenarios,” PM Mateusz Morawiecki warned during a meeting with soldiers at the Polish-Belarusian border
Analysis: Lukashenko is burning his last bridge
Eastern affairs expert and journalist of TVP World news television, Grzegorz Kuczyński, analyzes why Alexander Lukashenko has recently changed his approach towards Crimea and Donbas
Lukashenko accuses Poland of killing migrants
The Belarusian leader has accused the West of initiating a war against Belarus and the creation of a migration crisis

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
Belarus: If EU accepts 2,000 migrants, we will send the rest back
Minsk claims that negotiations about creating a humanitarian corridor to the West are taking place
Kaczyński: Belarus is waging hybrid warfare but there’s ‘no danger’ of military conflict
The leader of Poland’s ruling PiS party, Jarosław Kaczyński, assures people that Poland will persevere through the current crisis
Lukashenko trapped in his schemes as migrants pile up in Belarus
Groups of migrants walk around Minsk with nowhere to go as the crisis Lukashenko created begins to boomerang back on him
Lukashenko threatens ‘brutal’ response to Polish military presence in Eastern region
The Belarusian leader declared that “Poland was sending tanks to combat illegal migration” and believes that the move was “a pretext to bring the Polish army closer to Belarusian border”
Migrants on Polish-Belarusian border are ‘hostages’ for Lukashenko
Many of the Middle Eastern migrants stranded on the border want to return home, but Belarusian authorities will not allow them to withdraw
Poland cannot afford conflict with EU during migration crisis
Poland must convince EU institutions to support it in the border conflict with Belarus, writes political scientist and Warsaw Collegium Civitas professor Marek Cichocki
Germany struggling to cope with migrant surge from Belarus
“A friend told me that it was easy to get to Germany via Minsk,” said one of the migrants
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
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
Poland introduces a state of emergency on the border with Belarus
A state of emergency is declared in two regions bordering Belarus on Thursday following a surge in illegal migration

Polish government’s credibility at stake during current border crisis
The Polish opposition forced the decision to introduce a state of emergency by supporting anarchists, writes Editor-in-Chief of ‘Sieci’ weekly Jacek Karnowski
Operation ‘Floodgate’: How the Belarusian government instigated the current migration crisis
The migrant crisis on the Belarusian borders with Poland and the Baltic States is an operation that has been long time in the making
Polish soldiers a ‘bunch of dogs’, ‘trash’ – Liberal media broadcasts insults to Polish troops over migrant crisis at Belarusian border
Disinformation is being spread about the migrant crisis on the border with Belarus
Lukashenko orders borders to be closed amid the migrant issue
“Close every meter of the border,” says Lukashenko
Belarus unleashes Iraqi migrants on Lithuania
Some see revenge by Belarus regime on a European Union member state for EU sanctions
Lithuanian border guards allowed to use violence when returning migrants to Belarus
Border guards returned several groups of refugees from the border during the night
Lukashenko threatens to flood Central Europe with wave of illegal migrants
Western sanctions compared to German invasion of USSR
Lithuania declares state of emergency over illegal migration problems
Influx of illegal migrants from Belarus is alarming
Belarus using illegal migration to Lithuania as part of ‘hybrid warfare’
Lithuanian minister of the interior warns that Belarusian authorities are engaged in an illegal migration operation against Lithuania
Opinion: Lukashenko is hurling even more empty threats in Poland’s direction
The Belarusian dictator’s recent speech in parliament revealed nothing new in his approach towards the West and Poland, writes Andrzej Łomanowski
‘A death sentence awaits me here,’ says opposition journalist Roman Protasevich after Belarusian authorities hijack Ryanair plane
Passengers of the Ryanair aircraft forced to land relate what happened in Minsk
‘They will get slapped and slapped very hard’ – Belarusian leader Lukashenko issues warning to Poland
Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko has spoken out concerning relations with Poland and recent repression of the Polish minority in Belarus
The West doesn’t understand the East
Severe sanctions against Russia or suspending construction on Nord Stream 2? Unfortunately, Brussels cannot even hinder a bankrupt dictator from Minsk, writes Rusłan Szoszyn for Rzeczpospolita daily
No fear: Thousands of Belarusians take to the streets in defiance of government threat to use live ammunition
Between 10,000 to 30,000 protesters marched through Minsk and even more protested in other cities, report independent Belarusian media


Czechia withdraws ambassador to Belarus, joins other EU nations like Poland, Germany and Latvia
Other EU countries, such as Germany, Estonia, and Latvia, have also decided to withdraw their ambassadors
The EU should punish Lukashenko for violence in Belarus, says Czech PM Babiš
Lukashenko is the cause of the violence, says PM Babiš
Lukashenko’s secret presidential inauguration must force the West’s hand
If Europe does not act now, it might end up having to acknowledge Lukashenko’s presidency, writes the head of the foreign desk of Rzeczpospolita daily Jerzy Haszczyński
Poland’s Belarus plan gets EU support
Poland has secured EU support for its plan to provide economic aid for Belarus as long as Belarus agrees to hold free elections
Belarus set to lose independence as Russia demands control
The Kremlin has detailed its price for propping up the Belarusian dictator during a meeting for which Putin made Lukashenko wait for over a month
Opinion: Poland, Belarus and a weak Russia
The clock is ticking for Vladimir Putin and Aleksandr Lukashenko, writes political scientist R. Zaleski on his blog at salon24.pl
March of Unity in Minsk draws over 100,000 demonstrators
Authorities loyal to Aleksandr Lukashenko detained several dozen people during the peaceful protest
Belarus: Lukashenko arrives home armed with assault rifle and bulletproof vest
Is the Belarussian leader losing his composure under pressure?
Polish PM warns Russia to not intervene in Belarus
Visegrad Four leaders have released a joint statement in which they have called for a political resolution to the current crisis
This is the end of Lukashenko’s reign, says Polish political science professor
Professor Przemysław Żurawski Vel Grajewski is convinced that Belarus’s leader has become untenable for Russia due to his unpopularity among Belarusians
Czech PM Babiš: We must encourage Belarusians to start a Velvet Revolution
PM Babiš shares his worries about Belarus
PM Babiš calls for repeat presidential election in Belarus


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.
Protests in Minsk orchestrated from Czechia, Poland, and the UK, claims Lukashenko
The Belarusian president talks about alleged calls
Solidarity veteran: Protests in Belarus will snowball
Could this be the end for Lukashenko? Protests will continue but there are also risks ahead if Belarus is pushed into the arms of Moscow
‘Wave of repression to continue’, says Belarusian opposition activist
What does Hungary’s drift towards China mean for Poland?
Central-Eastern Europe is finding itself in a crucial and fragile position between American and Chinese interests, writes Marek Budzisz in an opinion piece
Polish aid and soft power in the time of the coronavirus: opinion
Poland is developing a dedicated program of support for Belarus and Ukraine
Belarus: President who prescribes hockey, vodka and saunas to beat coronavirus is sued by coronavirus victim’s son
Belarusian President Lukashenko advised people to go out and get fresh air, breathe and to “wash hands with vodka, but also drink 40 to 50 grams to poison the virus”.