Poland forbade the "night wolves" entry into the country

The Polish authorities banned the entry into the country to members of the Russian bike club "Night Wolves", which planned to make a motorized run in Europe in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory. This was reported by the press service of the Polish Foreign Ministry.

The basis for the ban was the absence of accurate information about the schedule of the bikers group along the territory of Poland and their personal data. These data are necessary to ensure the safety of the participants in the run, the message says.

According to the words of the Polish diplomats, the application from the Russian side came to hold the action too late, less than a week before the start of the planned event. At the same time, applications for other similar shares received from Russia were satisfied.

Earlier on Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Grzegozh Kleetna, on the air of Radio Zet, said that Germany will cancel the Schengen visas of the Night Wolves. He did not exclude that Poland will act similarly with visas issued by Polish consulates.

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed indignation at the decision of the Polish authorities. At the same time, in the statement of the diplomatic department, the Night Wolves are called the “group” of Russian motorcyclists, and the name of the motorcycle is given as “Victory Roads”.

"It is obvious that the decision has been made of a political background. It is enough to get acquainted with the statements of high -ranking Polish politicians who saw in advance in the intention of Russian motorcyclists to celebrate the round anniversary of the victory over fascism of a certain" provocative venture, "the document says." We express a decisive protest about the decision of the Polish authorities, who have absolutely the most noble goals. inadequate reaction. "

The Berlin motorizedoper, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Germany, planned to perform the Night Wolves from April 25 to May 9. The route passes through Russia, Belarus, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany.

More than 12,700 Poles protested against the entry of the "night wolves" to the country, subscribing to the Facebook page , called "there is no passage of bandits from Russia through Poland."

“They were in the Crimea before he was busy with Russia. They were in the Donbass, and now they kill and rob in cities under Russian control. We hope that our motorbikes, regardless of club affiliation, will put them in place. We will not get scared. Blok their travel across Poland! They have no right to cross the Polish border!” - says in the statement of activists.

On April 15, Polish Prime Minister Eva Kopach said she regarded the provocation of the Night Wolves motorized wolf’s territory through the territory of Poland. She noticed that, according to the Polish Foreign Ministry, the leadership of the "night wolves" did not apply for Polish or German visas.

The next day, Die Welt, citing a source in power structures, reported that the Berlin authorities do not intend to allow the "night wolves" to hold the final part of the Berlin Motoprin on May 9 in the German capital. A request for a mileage has not yet been received to the Berlin police, the publication noted. However, if in the coming days the "night wolves" submit this document, then they will receive a refusal.

The interlocutors of the newspaper said that the club has the right to organize the so -called private action, but it will have to be monitored by numerous policemen, the presence of which will violate the integrity of the column and thereby reduce the effect of a run to nothing.

The bike club "Night Wolves" was founded in 1989. Bikers regularly take part in pro -government events in various cities of Russia, as well as in Crimea, including the Russian occupation of the peninsula. The club leader Alexander Zaldostanov (surgeon) often declared his friendship with Vladimir Putin.

In 2013, Putin awarded the surgeon the Order of Honor for "Active work on the patriotic education of youth, participation in the search work and perpetuating the memory of the dead defenders of the Fatherland." In January 2015, Zaldostanov acted as one of the founders of the Anti-Maidan movement .