Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus risks more sanctions after Russian nuclear declaration says PM

According to the prime minister, Poland, which borders on Belarus, is also considering restricting its bilateral ties with the country, most notably those regarding trade and cross-border traffic. Marcin Obara/PAP

Russia's declaration to station nuclear weaponry in Belarus will result in a new package of sanctions on Belarus, which could be much more painful than the to-date sanctions, Poland's prime minister told a press conference in Bucharest on Tuesday.

Further blockade of Belarusian trade to come if repression persists says PM

Poland is ready to step up trade restrictions on Belarus if Minsk continues its policy of repression, Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s prime minister has said.

Poland pushes for EU sanctions against Belarus

Poland is close to persuading the EU to impose sanctions on Belarus over the sentencing of opposition figures, the government's spokesman said on Thursday.

Verdicts on opposition leaders confirm Belarus is a regime says Duda

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has said that the sentencing by a Belarusian court of opposition leaders Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushko to 15 and 18 years in prison, respectively, shows that a regime is operating in Minsk.

Poland condemns Belarusian verdicts on dissidents

Poland has condemned the sentencing by a Belarusian court of opposition leaders Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushko to 15 and 18 years in prison, respectively.

Poland to expel Belarusian defence attache in retaliation, MFA says

Poland is expelling the Belarusian defence attache after Minsk told three Polish diplomats to leave Belarus, a spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry has said.

Belarus to expel three Polish diplomats, MFA says

Belarus is expelling three Polish diplomats after Poland closed one of its two truck border crossings with the country, a spokesman for the Polish Foreign Ministry has confirmed.

Belarus retaliates for Bobrowniki border crossing closure

Restrictions on Polish hauliers and the expulsion of a Polish border guard liaison officer were announced by the Belarusian foreign ministry on Friday as retaliatory steps for Poland's closure of the Bobrowniki border crossing between the two countries.

Poland supports free, independent Belarus says president

Andrzej Duda, the president, has said that Poland wants to have a frontier with a free and independent Belarus, and not with an occupied territory.

Polish foreign ministry condemns Belarus human rights abuse

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised Minsk's record of violating human rights, including its treatment of political prisoners.

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