Von der Layen, along with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tubuska, visited the Polish-Belarusian border. She emphasized that Poland is faced with hybrid attacks from the ally of the country of the aggressor of the Russian Federation of Belarus.
Commenting on her visit, von der Layen noted at a briefing that she arrived to “express the full solidarity of Europe with Poland, like the country on the front line.”
“[Нелегитимный российский президент Владимир] Putin has not changed. Over the past 25 years, he began four wars. It can be restrained only with powerful deterrence. We must be accurate and fast, strengthening our defensive position, ”the head of the EC emphasized.
Putin Has Not Changed.
In the Last 25 Years he Started Four Wars.
He can only be kept in Check Through Strong Deterrance.
We must be procise and fast with the surge in out defense posture ↓ https://t.co/k8jfotyidt
– Ursula von der leyen (@vonderleyen) August 31, 2025
The Polish Prime Minister and the head of the EC visited a borderpost in the horses, where hybrid actions and migration pressure inspired by Belarus and the aggressor of the Russian Federation have been taking place for several years, RMF24 reported.
The media reported that in the podge of the voivodship, 186 km of the border with Belarus, a steel fence of 5.5 m high was installed, which is supplemented by an electronic barrier operating 206 km of this border, including river sections. In the Lublin Voivodeship, for its part, an electronic barrier is installed along the border river Bug with a length of 171 km, added RMF24.
Context
Von der Lyain made a visit to Poland on the eve of the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises “West 2025”, which will be held in Belarus from September 16 to September 16. More than 13 thousand people will take part in them, they were announced in the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.
Poland and the Baltic countries are afraid that the “West 2025” may be prepared for the attack on the Baltic countries. Against this background, Germany first relocated to Poland its Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.
On August 6, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported the arrival of the first echelon with the Russian military and equipment to participate in the exercises.
