'By defending our border, we defend the whole of Europe': Polish PM

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, spoke about the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border and the use of migrants by the Belarusian services to blackmail EU countries in an interview with the German daily Bild. Prime Minister Morawiecki emphasized that despite the riots and many attempts to force the border, which resulted in the wounding of several Polish officers, the situation at the border remained under control, even though it was becoming more and more dangerous.

"Belarus is using migrants as a weapon. And the target is Germany, France, and the Netherlands. So by defending the Polish border, we defend the whole of Europe," the prime minister noted.

He expressed his hope that despite many clear provocations from the Belarusian services, they would not go "a step too far". He noted that there are currently over 15,000 soldiers, border guards, and policemen on our eastern border.

"Lukashenka and Putin are clearly pursuing a strategy of unrest and destabilization in the West. We do not know what else they intend to do. It is possible that the border crisis is intended to divert attention from the new military attacks Putin is preparing in Ukraine," the prime minister said.

(PAP)