Polish President heads to Ukraine

Poland’s authorities have described the upcoming visit as an opportunity to express the country’s support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

On Monday, the Polish head of state will take part in an inaugural meeting of the Crimean Platform, an international summit called by Ukraine to build up pressure on Russia over the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

PHOTOGRAPH OF POLISH TROOPS ON BELARUSIAN BORDER

Polish PM: Belarus bears responsibility for migrants who enter its territory

Belarus should bear full responsibility for the migrants who have crossed into its territory, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, following a video conference with the leaders of the Baltic States on Saturday.

Convened at the request of Morawiecki and attended by Lithuania’s Ingrid Simonyte, Latvia’s Arturs Karins and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas, the meeting focused on the situation along Belarus’s borders with EU [NATO] members Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.