Poland will protect eastern border, president pledges

[Polish President Andrzej] Duda was speaking after a special National Security Council meeting devoted to the migration crisis now gripping Poland’s border with Belarus.

“The Belarusian regime is attacking the Polish border, and attacking the EU border….”

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Polish PM considers situation on Belarusian border political crisis, not migration one

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki considers the crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border not one of migration, but a political one. He reported on Wednesday at the joint press conference with President of the European Council Charles Michel following the discussion of the current situation.

“This is a manifestation of state-sponsored terrorism,” Morawiecki says considering the events on the border as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s revenge for Warsaw’s support of democratic reforms.