{"id":1115,"date":"2023-08-30T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1115"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"poland-makes-border-crossings-opening-conditional-on-concessions-from-lukasenka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1115\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland makes border crossings\u2019 opening conditional on concessions from \u0141uka\u0161enka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 30,&nbsp;<em>BPN<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Warsaw expects Alaksandar \u0141ukasenka to remove the Wagner Group mercenaries from Belarus, Deputy Interior Minister Maciej W\u0105sik told&nbsp;<em>TVPinfo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described the Wagner fighters as a &#8220;group of criminals&#8221; with combat and assassination experiences ready to do anything. In the long run, they may be a security problem for \u0141uka\u0161enka as well, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus risks isolation from the rest of Europe amid the illegal migration crisis as Poland, Latvia and Lithuania may close the shared border, W\u0105sik said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Warsaw may open some of the closed border crossings should Minsk change its policies, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poland had closed several border crossings, citing human rights abuses and the persecution of Poles in Belarus. Currently, passenger and cargo traffic is handled only by the Brest-Terespol and the Kaz\u0142ovi\u010dy-Kukuryki checkpoints, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 28, interior ministers of Poland and the Baltic States agreed on criteria to close their borders with Belarus. These include an armed incident or other serious incidents threatening their national security, as well as a surge in illegal migration from Belarus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 30,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Warsaw expects Alaksandar \u0141ukasenka to remove the Wagner Group mercenaries from Belarus, Deputy Interior Minister Maciej W\u0105sik told&nbsp;TVPinfo. He described the Wagner fighters as a &#8220;group of criminals&#8221; with combat and assassination experiences ready to do anything. In the long run, they may be a security problem for \u0141uka\u0161enka as well, he added. 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