DISINFO: The deployment of further Polish troops on the Belarusian border is an act of aggression
SUMMARY
The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is indeed very hot. Warsaw explains the deployment of significant military forces on the border with Belarus by the claims that it is necessary to strengthen border protection because of the migrant flow. In a sense, the problem with illegal migration really exists. However, the deployment of 17.000 soldiers on the border of a neighbouring country will be clearly perceived as nothing else but an act of aggression.
It seems that everyone in Europe has gone mad – especially, after the recent NATO summit statements. NATO members are obsessed with the alleged aggression of Russia and Belarus against Europe.
RESPONSE
Poland is repeatedly presented by pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets as an aggressive anti-Russian NATO ‘outpost’, which allegedly poses a security threat to Russia and Belarus. This is in line with how pro-Kremlin outlets portray NATO and Western countries as aggressive towards Russia. See our article All roads lead to Poland.
The deployment of more Polish soldiers on the Belarusian border is connected with the ongoing migration crisis staged by Minsk and Moscow – on 6 June 2024, a Polish soldier was murdered at the border by an aggressive irregular migrant.
The only side responsible for the deterioration of the Polish-Belarusian relations is the illegitimate Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenka. In 2020, this person falsified the results of the Presidential elections and started an unprecedented wave of violent political repressions against peaceful citizens.
Since 2021, Lukashenka has orchestrated the “migration crisis” on the EU border, which is perceived as a “political and hybrid” weapon. Finally, since 2022, Lukashenka has been actively involved in large-scale military assistance to the aggressive Russian actions in Ukraine.
The claims that Poland was involved in unfriendly actions towards Belarus or that it has some aggressive geopolitical plans towards this country are unfounded. Poland is a neighbour of Belarus and continues to support the Belarusian people while respecting international law.
See other examples of similar messages: Poland and Lithuania directly sponsor extremist actions against Belarus, Poland and Lithuania send Belarusian opposition instructions on how to make explosives and CIA, and Pentagon prepares Belarusian protestors in Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states.