Morawiecki insists that the border is the preserve of Poland and Poland alone. It is about demonstrating sovereignty and self-sufficiency
Media mentions – Poland
Due to the situation on the border between Poland and Belarus, the energy dossier is once again essential in the relations between the EU and its Neighborhood
The message to the EU is: do you want to hit me? I am going to stop protecting your borders. But this is false, Lukashenka never protected the borders
The rhetoric of the Polish government has led it into a vicious circle from which it is increasingly difficult to escape
If Poland is to cooperate with the EU on this, these two issues have to be disassociated as much as possible
Whatever we may think about the Polish rule of law crisis, the EU must act in its own interest
It’s a crisis of security, which could get much worse […] and it’s a very serious humanitarian crisis, because Europe can’t accept people starving & freezing on the border
We need to extend and tighten sanctions against Lukashenko’s ‘cruel regime […] there’s no way to negotiate anything.’
Piotr Buras comments on the situation on Polish-Belarussian border
The whole situation is due to Lukashenka wanting to drive Poland and the EU into a crisis