Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin urged the authorities to obtain guarantees from the EU
The European Union (EU) guarantees assistance in case of an influx of refugees from the territory of Belarus. He wrote about this on his Facebook page.
Klimkin called the migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the EU a Russian special operation. “It seems that Putin is not only blackmailing the European Union, but also trolling Biden. Remember the situation on the border between the United States and Mexico, “the ex-Foreign Minister noted.
He called the right decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine to hold a meeting on the situation with migrants. However, first it is necessary to hold a meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia with the participation of Brussels and develop a common strategy, Klimkin is sure.
Related materials00: 01 – May 30 ” This came as a surprise for Moscow. “The West intends to impose sanctions against Belarus. How will they harm Russia? 00:15 – 22 June The West introduces tough sanctions against Belarus. Will Lukashenka's regime survive this time? To give us guarantees that they will help with refugees (or take them to the EU, or help send them home), ”the ex-minister explained.
According to him, such a step would be a manifestation of solidarity with the European Union, without which European integration is impossible.
In Belarus, groups of migrants from the Middle East are trying to break through to Poland and Lithuania for the third day. The Polish authorities claim that 3-4 thousand people have accumulated near their borders, the Lithuanian authorities counted about 300 people near their cordon.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Warsaw considers the events on the border to be political blackmail from outside. Minsk and Moscow. The Deputy Foreign Minister of Lithuania Mantas Adomenas called the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko a terrorist.
Lukashenko himself said that soon there will be even more migrants. According to him, people go to Europe in search of a better life at the invitation of Germany and the United States.