Belarus once again accuses Poland of violating its airspace

On Friday, November 3, Belarus accused Poland of violating its airspace the day before, due to “Fifth time» Since September, in the context of strong tensions between the two neighbours. A Polish plane crossed over on Thursday.”repeatedly» Belarusian border, Valery Revenko, a Defense Ministry official, said on X (formerly Twitter).

“Since the beginning of September, this is the fifth time that Poland has committed an act of this kind, which can be described as… “Limit“”, he added. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the Polish Chargé d’Affairs in Minsk to “In protest against this new violation“.

Request to open an investigation

Belarusian authorities said they had requested an investigation and measures to be taken to prevent incidents of this kind. In September, Belarus already accused Poland of violating its airspace on several occasions. This episode comes amid a dispute between Belarus and its western neighbors.

Poland and the Baltic states are demanding that Minsk expel the Wagner paramilitary group from its territory, where thousands of its fighters are based after their failed rebellion in Russia in June. They were particularly involved in the training of local soldiers, with Minsk’s approval. As a sign of estrangement, Poland and Lithuania erected a fence along their border with Belarus. Warsaw plans to deploy up to 10,000 soldiers there.