Poland summons Belarusian envoy after troops cross border
A look back at 3 November 2021, when a reported incursion of 300 metres added to tension on the Polish-Belarusian frontier.
What happened on the Polish-Belarusian border on 3 November 2021? Poland summoned the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarusian troops crossed into Polish territory overnight.
A Polish government spokesman said the Belarusian personnel advanced 300 metres (980 ft) into Poland. According to the spokesman, they returned across the border only when a Polish patrol confronted them.
The summons came days after the Senate of Poland, on 29 October 2021, approved a plan to build a wall along the country's border with Belarus. The wall was estimated to cost €353 million (US$407 million), and the plan was a response to an influx of migrants.
Taken together, the two developments marked a period of strained relations between Warsaw and Minsk, with the frontier at the centre of the dispute. The diplomatic summons was Poland's response to the overnight crossing.
