The Polish Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a strong note of protest in connection with the detention of a citizen of this country. Grzegorz Gawel was detained by the Belarus' State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus while receiving a photocopy of a secret document concerning the Belarusian-Russian Zapad-2025 exercises. The Pole recruited the Belarusian through social media to collect classified military information and passed it on to the special services for a monetary reward. A criminal case on espionage has been opened. The Polish diplomat was told that actions violating the principles of good-neighborliness and damaging the security of Belarus were unacceptable. The incident will be given a legal assessment. Belarus calls on Poland to return to a civilized dialogue.
