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What the week of 26 August 2021 left behind
Summary
A look back at three developments reported in the days before 26 August 2021, from a Kyiv summit to a planned border wall.
What was the mood in the region on 26 August 2021? Reports from the preceding days point to diplomacy in Kyiv, a change in Ukrainian documents law and a new barrier planned on the Polish frontier.
A summit in Kyiv
On 23 August 2021, Kyiv hosted the first International Crimea Platform summit. Leaders and representatives of 46 countries took part, and the participants signed a joint declaration.
Changes for e-passports
On the same date, amendments to legislation on e-passports came into force in Ukraine.
A wall on the Belarusian border
Still on 23 August 2021, Poland announced that it would build a wall on its border with Belarus. The aim was to stop the flow of migrants entering Poland through Belarus. The announcement was part of what became known as the 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis, which also affected relations between Belarus and Poland.
Taken together, the reports show a few days in which Kyiv played host to a large international gathering while a neighbouring state moved to fortify its frontier.
