
The Russian motorcyclists of the Prochrevsky bike club "Night Wolves" who participated in the run "Victory-to Berlin" were not allowed to Poland because of suspicion of "involvement in an extremist organization." This was reported by TASS with reference to the representative of the club Yevgeny Strogov.
According to Strogov, the Polish authorities allowed to enter the country to participants in the motorcycle from European states, including from Belarus.
According to Thomas Svinarsky, a member of the Night Wolves, a group of 20 bikers from Macedonia, is going to go to Poland to support Russian associates in the club.
The Victory Roads - to Berlin "in honor of the anniversary of the Victory over Germany" Night Wolves "spend every year every year. Participants in the action plan to drive through Smolensk, Minsk, Warsaw, Bratislava and Dresden. The main ranks of the run are scheduled in Berlin on May 9.
The Polish authorities have not allowed some participants in the country for two years in a row. On May 1, 2016, six motorcyclists were stopped at the border - four citizens of Germany, two citizens of Slovakia and a Russian woman. The passage of "Night Wolves" through Poland then caused protests of the population.