Dozens of illegal migrants broke through to Poland from Belarus

Bialystok: two large groups of illegal migrants broke through to Poland from Belarus

Two large groups of migrants broke through the border of Belarus and Poland radio Bialystok.

Two large groups of migrants entered Poland from the territory of Belarus. Groups of at least several dozen people broke through the fence in the area of ​​Krynok and Bialowieza

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According to the radio, some illegal immigrants who entered Poland were returned by the security forces back to the border line. The search for the rest continues.

At the same time, in the vicinity of the Kuznitsa checkpoint, where attempts to break through the border took place on Monday, November 8, the situation is currently calm.

Reaction of the European Union

The European Union (EU) previously announced its readiness to introduce new sanctions against Belarus, directed against about 30 individuals and legal entities. This list may include Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei and the Belarusian airline Belavia.

30 individuals and legal entities may fall under EU sanctions

The EU and NATO accuse President Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants as a weapon of pressure on the West. Another package of sanctions is directed against the Belarusian officials, who, according to the EU, organized the arrival of migrants in retaliation for the restrictions on Minsk.

Acting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, in turn, added that the EU is ready to toughen sanctions against the Belarusian authorities due to the influx of migrants to the border with Poland.

We will impose sanctions on everyone involved in the targeted import of migrants. [Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko must understand that his calculation is not working. By the way, this does not exclude the expansion of sanctions in other areas of the economy in the future

Heiko Maas Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany

According to Maas, the European Union also considers it important to “raise awareness in the countries of origin” of illegal migrants. He explained that we are talking about the readiness not to give false promises, because of which migrants “pay thousands of dollars” and which “then bring them to the Belarusian forests.”

Poland's reaction

Polish President Andrzej Duda accused the Belarusian authorities of obstructing humanitarian aid to refugees who are on the Belarusian-Polish border. He noted that Warsaw had already sent convoys with humanitarian aid, but Minsk blocked the border and did not allow the delivery of goods for migrants.

Duda called the incident an “unprecedented massive hybrid attack” from Belarus on the border. He stressed that Warsaw was ready for such a development of events, since the crisis provoked by the Belarusian regime has been going on for a long time.

It is obvious to us that we cannot allow illegal border crossings

Andrzej DudaPresident of PolandInflux of refugees

On Monday, November 8, a group of illegal migrants from the Middle East gathered at the Belarusian-Polish border and tried to overcome the border barriers. According to the data of the Polish government, the number of the refugee crowd reached three to four thousand people. Warsaw also noted that the camp of illegal immigrants is guarded by Belarusian security forces.

The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the European Union began after Lukashenka threatened to weaken control over the flow of refugees and drug trafficking.

Background

The migration crisis on the eastern borders of the EU (Lithuania, Latvia, Poland) arose in the spring of 2021, as a result of a sharp increase in the influx of illegal migrants from the Third World countries. The Lithuanian (as well as the Latvian, Polish and other European) authorities accuse the authorities of neighboring Belarus of organizing the flow of refugees.

New complications occurred after Belarus froze an agreement with the EU on the readmission of illegal migrants at the end of June.

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