Poland and the Baltic nations called on Belarusian president Lukashenko to expel Russian mercenaries from his country and agreed on a plan to potentially shut the border in response to escalating tensions. In the event of an armed incident or an organized influx of migrants across the frontier, Poland and the Baltics will coordinate on shutting the border with Belarus. They warned of the threat posed by Wagner mercenaries, even after the death of the group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, this month.