Overview

• Acting head of the Czech mission in Minsk, Tomas Kryl, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and declared persona non grata with a 72-hour deadline to depart.
• Poland’s charge d’affaires in Belarus, Wojciech Filimonowicz, was called in for a discussion on the state of bilateral relations, with details promised later.
• Belarus said the decision responds to recent expulsions of Belarusian counselors by Prague and Warsaw and to restrictions placed on its embassy in the Czech Republic.
• The Foreign Ministry stated it considers the incident closed yet warned it will respond appropriately to any further escalation.
• The announcement, issued via the ministry’s press service, accused Czech authorities of fostering a prejudiced attitude toward Belarus.