In August 2021, the government of Belarus began coordinating an influx of migrants, mostly from the Middle East and North Africa, to the borders of Lithuania, Poland and Latvia.

14 hours ago · For several years, European authorities have accused Belarus - a close ally of Russia - of shepherding people to the EU border, at times facilitating or even forcing people to cross over, in ...

The state border of Belarus separates Belarus from 5 states and has a length of 2,969 kilometres (1,845 mi). [1] The incorporation of Western Belarus to the USSR radically affected the state of protection of the state border with Lithuania by parts of the Belarusian District.

Aug 10, 2023 · Poland is sending thousands of extra troops to its border with Belarus following an alleged incursion by Belarusian military helicopters. Poland's government says fighters from the Wagner...

Jan 20, 2025 · Poland’s presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. The challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values are stark at Poland's border with Belarus, Russia's ally in its war on Ukraine.

Dec 10, 2024 · Among the 22 people interviewed, 17 said they had been pushed back, sometimes violently, by Polish border guards to Belarus in 2024, before successfully entering the country and applying for...

Border crossing in Białowieża Forest in 2008. Borders of Poland, with the Polish-Belarusian border marked in orange Belarusian Border Guards patrolling the border fence. The Belarusian–Polish border is the state border between the Republic of Poland (EU member) and the Republic of Belarus (Union State).It has a total length of 398.6 km (247.7 mi), [2] 418 km (260 mi) [3] or 416 km (258 mi ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Poland has reacted to the increasing number of people trying to cross its border with Belarus since August 2021 by building a fence with an electronic surveillance system that stretches over...

Jan 23, 2025 · For almost four years, Poland has been on a permanent state of high alert because of its neighbour, Belarus, which stands accused of luring asylum seekers from far-away destitute nations and...

May 8, 2018 · Belarus has 2,263 miles of land borders, which are shared with Russia, the Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, and Latvia. This article takes a closer look at each of the international borders of Belarus. Russia. The border between Belarus and Russia stretches for 815.24 miles, making it the longest shared border in Belarus.