Social Mobilization in Belarus - The Polish Perspective

Abstract

ABSTRACT The research note considers the impact of mobilization events on Polish–Belarusian relations. I analyze and characterize the states’ relations prior to the protests in Belarus in 2020, and identify the most important problems in their relations. Poland’s attitude toward the mass mobilization of Belarusian society and its reception by the Lukashenko regime is described. In the last section, I explain the impact of the Russian–Ukrainian war on Poland’s relations with Belarus. The research demonstrates that the events analyzed transformed bilateral relations, generating a crisis between the states.