German Cabinet: Merkel phoned Putin and asked him to influence Belarus 
Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a telephone conversation Russia Vladimir Putin asked him to influence Minsk in connection with the situation with migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border. TASS writes about this with reference to the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany.
She stated that “the instrumentalization of migrants by the Belarusian regime is inhuman.”
The Kremlin, in turn, reported that the conversation took place on the initiative of the German side … “The situation with refugees at the borders of Belarus with the EU countries was examined in detail. Concern was expressed about the humanitarian consequences of the migration crisis, “the press service said.
It is noted that the Russian president proposed to establish a discussion of problems between representatives of the EU member states and Minsk.
Earlier, a representative of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov said that the difficult situation on the border between Belarus and Poland is a cause for concern, since there is currently a tendency for increased tension, an impending humanitarian catastrophe and a de facto problem with thousands of citizens. He also noted that the Europeans do not want to show adherence to the ideals of humanism regarding the situation on the border.
The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the EU countries began after the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko threatened to weaken control over the flow of refugees and drug trafficking … This happened against the backdrop of yet another aggravation of relations between Minsk and the West.