Ministry of Defense of Belarus: Warsaw's accusations are unfounded The ministry's statement was published on the Telegram channel.
The ministry reported that on November 8 in Warsaw, a meeting was held between the defense attaché at the Belarusian embassy, Aleksey Bortnik, with representatives of the Polish Ministry of National Defense borders of Belarusian military personnel and their involvement in the migration crisis “”. No evidence was presented.
At the same time, according to the Ministry of Defense, the deployment of 10,000 Polish troops at the border, which was announced at the end of October, is a significant military activity. Minsk claims that it received neither notification nor invitation from observers from Warsaw. The Poles did not respond to the offer to discuss the situation. “In view of the above, the Belarusian Defense Ministry considers the accusations of the Polish side to be unfounded and unsubstantiated,” the Defense Ministry said.
According to the Belarusian authorities, the Polish Ministry of National Defense is not aiming at a constructive resolution of the issue and deliberately brings the current situation to a political level.
On November 8, a group of migrants from the Middle East gathered at the Belarusian-Polish border and tried to break through the fence. The Polish government has estimated their number at three to four thousand people. In Warsaw, they claim that the camp of migrants is guarded by Belarusian security forces. The State Border Committee of Belarus said that the migrants were driven by the indifference and inhuman attitude of the Polish authorities.