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Poland deploys 400,000 troops on its border with Belarus due to the imminent Zapad 2025 Russia–Belarus military exercise.
2025-09-11

Poland announces a "no-go zone" in the Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing the border from Belarus. In response, concerns are raised about the potential impact on tourism during the summer.
2024-06-10

Poland orders an increase in the number of soldiers near its border with Belarus after the Polish Ministry of National Defence says two Belarusian helicopters that were carrying out training exercises violated its airspace.
2023-08-1

Poland announces the closure of a major border crossing with Belarus "until further notice" amid heightened tensions between the two countries. There are currently only two checkpoints open between the two nations.
2023-02-9

Migrants at a temporarily closed checkpoint in Kuźnica, Poland, throw stones at Polish border guards, while attempting to destroy the border fence in order to break through the Belarus–Poland border. The guards respond with water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the mob. The Polish ministry accuses the Belarusian military of aiding the attacks along Poland's borders.
2021-11-16

Belarus declares the Polish free-to-air television channel Belsat TV an "extremist organisation", which could result in its employees and viewers facing up to seven years in prison. The network is banned in Belarus, though its viewers have continued to access it via the internet and VPNs.
2021-11-3

Poland summons the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarusian troops crossed into Polish territory overnight. A Polish government spokesman says that the Belarusian personnel advanced 300 m into Poland and only returned across the border when they were confronted by a Polish patrol.
2021-11-3

The Senate of Poland approves a plan to construct an estimated 353 million (US$407 million) wall along the country's border with Belarus, in response to an influx of migrants.
2021-10-29

Poland increases the number of soldiers deployed on its border with Belarus from 6,000 to "about 10,000" in order to prevent the flow of further illegal crossings by Middle Eastern migrants being flown in by the Belarusian government. The troop surge comes after two border guards were hospitalized over the weekend after a group of 70 migrants stormed a section of the border.
2021-10-26

Poland accuses Russia and Belarus of "orchestrating a wave of illegal immigration" after four people were found dead yesterday at the Polish–Belarusian border.
2021-09-20