In Belarus, the EU announced the first manifestations of a sane position
Union (EU) in a phone call to acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel to President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA informs.
“In fact, we see the first manifestations of a sane position on the part of the EU. Prior to that, the EU countries used the language of ultimatum, the language of force, “Savinykh said.
According to him,” systematic propaganda “was conducted against Belarus, they tried to denigrate the country and blame it for the migration crisis on the border with Poland and Lithuania. “In my opinion, Merkel’s call may mean that old Europe is first of all beginning to show signs of sanity,” the head of the commission believes.
Lukashenko and Merkel twice discussed the migration crisis by telephone. The press service of the Belarusian leader said that the parties agreed to bring the problem to the EU level and “came to a certain understanding of how to act and move on.” The Bild edition reported that Germany could provide indirect financial assistance for the construction of housing for migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border.
Meanwhile, Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said that Lukashenka, in a conversation with Merkel, had put forward an ultimatum: the migration crisis will end if the EU recognizes the legitimacy of its power and lifts the sanctions.