The Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called on Lukashenko to take responsibility for migrants
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda, President of Latvia Egils Levits Karis discussed the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border and adopted a joint statement following the meeting. Its text was published on the website of the presidential administration of Lithuania.
In a statement, the leaders of the Baltic republics expressed solidarity with Poland and the measures taken by Warsaw to protect the republic from illegal immigrants. Politicians also condemned Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the exploitation of migrants for political purposes and called on him to take responsibility for “human trafficking”. They noted that Minsk is forcing refugees to cross the borders of the European Union (EU) countries, thereby violating the rights and freedoms of people.
To solve the problem, the presidents of the three countries called on NATO and all international organizations to pay attention to the situation with thousands of migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border and put pressure on the Lukashenka regime, which, according to the report, uses migrants for hybrid attacks on the EU.
In early November, several thousand refugees gathered in Belarus near the border with Poland and Lithuania, who are trying to break into the European Union. The West believes that what is happening is organized by Minsk.
The migration flow has increased since the end of May, when President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to weaken control over the border. The EU plans to introduce a new package of sanctions against Belarus.