Minsk says it is a “destructive event” that will harm relations between the two countries.
Minsk says it is a “destructive event” that will harm relations between the two countries.
Germany’s interior minister visited Poland’s highly fortified border with Belarus alongside his Polish counterpart.
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Amid a surge in crossings at the border with Belarus, the government has sent soldiers to secure the frontier and moved to tighten asylum rules.
Some 40 countries have reported expressed an interest in buying surplus Polish supplies.
Lukashenko said he accepted an aid offer of AstraZeneca vaccines from Poland.
The Polish government has accused Belarus of using migrants as “living weapons” in a “hybrid war”.
Over 130 migrants have been detained in the last two days after illegally crossing the border from Belarus into Poland.
The athlete refused to return to Belarus.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya claims Belarus tried to force her to return home against her will after she criticised the authorities.
Completed applications from Belarusians have had a 100% success rate since August 2020.
The Polish Business Harbour programme was initially set up for Belarusians last year.
The two countries’ presidents marked the 500th anniversary of the Sigismund Bell, created at the time of the Polish-Lithuanian dual monarchy.
Andrzej Duda laid a wreath at a memorial commemorating civilians killed in 1946.
The date “symbolises historical justice and reunification of the Belarusian nation”, says President Lukashenko’s office.