We must separate ourselves from these people, we must know everything that is happening at the border, because unfortunately we do not expect anything good neither from Russia nor from Belarus – said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration Mariusz Kamiński when asked over the barrier at the border with Belarus and Russia.
Interior and Administration Minister Mariusz Kamiński was a guest on TVP Info’s “In Full Light” program on Sunday. During the conversation, when asked about the statement of Alyaksandr Lukashenko, he said that the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration to restrict the movement of Belarusian freight vehicles at the Kukuryki-Kozłowicze border crossing was “idiotic”.
When it comes to figures like Alyaksandr Lukashenko, such gloomy dictators, one should not engage in emotional polemics
– replied the head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration.
We react in a clear, decisive way when he attacks our compatriots in Belarus, when he puts them in prison. I am talking about Andrzej Poczobut, the leader of the Polish minority in Belarus. If our carriers using Belarusian border crossings are harassed, we respond. Firm, cold, emotionless. Do not escalate, but send a clear signal “you are harassing our carriers, your carriers will immediately face similar problems, as long as repression or intimidation is applied against our carriers”
he noticed.
He stressed that the Ministry of Interior and Administration will observe further reactions from Belarus.
We depend on this for further relationships. We dream that our Belarusian neighbor is a democratic and independent state. At the moment we have serious doubts whether Belarus is still an independent state. The Russians are there, they do what they want, they attack Ukraine from Belarus, there are numerous provocations against us and on our border for a long time
- he said.
He added that Belarus will not be a partner for Poland as long as it does such things.
As long as there will be political prisoners, as long as he is completely vassed against Russia and there will be various kinds of provocations on our border
he calculated.
Barrage at the border
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration was also asked about the progress of works on the construction of the dam on the Polish-Belarusian border.
The technical dam is already 100 percent ready along the entire stretch with Belarus. The electronic dam is also largely finished, except for one piece in the swamp area. Unfortunately, the situation there at the moment is such that these last works cannot be completed yet, but it is a matter of the next few days, short weeks
he assured.
As early as March, we will start building the same electronic firewall on the formal border with Russia, i.e. on the border with the Königsberg district. It is a very effective tool, very modern. This is the most secure border in the EU and, by the way, our external border with Belarus. And soon, because within six months we want to build a similar electronic dam on the border with the Königsberg district
he said.
It will be a very well and closely guarded border with authoritarian regimes that do not respect human rights, cause armed conflicts and pose a real threat to our state, to the Poles. We must separate ourselves from these people, we must know everything that is happening at the border, because unfortunately we do not expect anything good from Russia or Belarus
– added Mariusz Kaminski.
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Source: wPolityce