In the Belarusian media, Poland is seen as a country of collapse, poverty and extreme poverty. The latest state television broadcast reported that nearly one and a half million Poles are hungry or do not eat enough.
Belarusian propaganda attacks Poles. “Almost 1.5 million people are starving”
– Nearly one and a half million people in Poland are hungry or do not eat enough. People have no chance to ensure a decent standard of living. Analysts point out that the problem of hunger is still relevant in Poland, a representative of the Belarusian propaganda apparatus said in a part of the recording posted on social media.
Later in the article, it states that “in the past year alone, the economic situation of the poor who receive assistance from charities has deteriorated by almost 80 percent.” – In this group, only a quarter of the participants can afford a hot lunch every day – said one of the propaganda media employees. The article, of course, does not provide any sources that could confirm the data provided.
Lukashenko spreads lies about Poland. “They are fleeing to Belarus for grain and salt”
This is not the first time that the Lukashenko regime has attacked Poland. In recent years, these attacks have intensified due to the war in Ukraine and the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border. Through the lens of the Belarusian state media, Poland is experiencing problems with food supplies, and citizens themselves are having problems buying basic products. A similar narrative was previously maintained by Alyaksandr Lukashenko himself. He claimed, among other things, that Poles were waiting in long lines at the border to escape to Belarus for “groats and salt”.
– Look at what is happening in Lithuania, Latvia, and the neighboring Poles, not to mention Ukraine. They were very rich, they lived in a happy world. We had nothing, and they had everything. And where are they now? They stand at the border and ask us to let them into Belarus. So that they can at least buy buckwheat. Never mind buckwheat. They have no salt. “They are asking us for salt,” the Belarusian leader said two years ago in a church in the village of Kubish, about 550 kilometers from the Polish-Belarusian border. The dictator assured the faithful that Belarusians, as a “noble people,” are opening their borders to hungry Poles, Lithuanians, Latvians, and Ukrainians.
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