Belarus claims to be helping Poland. “In the spirit of partnership and good neighborliness”
— The relevant authorities of the Republic of Belarus and Poland are conducting joint activities to determine the whereabouts of two Ukrainian citizens suspected of committing terrorist crimes on the territory of Poland, Ruslan Barankou, spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told journalists.
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Belarus claims to be helping Poland. “Intensive search is ongoing”
He emphasized that if the place of stay of these people in Belarus is determined, they will be detained and “in accordance with the applicable procedure and taking into account all circumstances related to the case, the request to hand them over to the Polish side will be considered.”
He noted that their entry into Belarus has so far been confirmed, and intensive searches are already underway.
— Together with the Polish side, the suspects' contacts are being established, and a whole range of other operational measures are being implemented – said the spokesman.
He added that these activities are being carried out “in the spirit of partnership and good neighborliness”, even though “Poland has not yet received a properly completed application for legal assistance in this matter.”
Acts of sabotage in Poland
Acts of sabotage took place on the Warsaw-Dorohusk route last weekend. In the town of Mika in the Masovian Voivodeship, an explosion of an explosive device destroyed a railway track. A day later, in another place, near the Gołąb railway station in the Lublin Voivodeship, a train with 475 passengers had to suddenly brake due to a damaged overhead contact line.
On Wednesday, the Polish prosecutor's office reported that both Ukrainians suspected of sabotage on a railway line in Poland for the intelligence service of the Russian Federation, Yevheniy I. and Oleksandr K., left for Belarus shortly after carrying out the sabotage activities.
