Belarus accused Poland and Lithuania of siphoning money from the EU with the help of migrants
Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN: Warsaw and Vilnius use migrants to their advantage Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Valentin Rybakov accused the authorities Poland and Lithuania in an effort to “siphon” money from the European Union (EU) with the help of the migration crisis that erupted at the border. “Poland and Lithuania are just using the situation around migrants to their advantage, just as an excuse for siphoning extra money from the EU and to justify its anti-immigrant policy and numerous violations of its international obligations, “Rybakov said. He also said that Warsaw and Vilnius are trying to increase their importance in the eyes of Western politicians by demonizing Belarus. Earlier, the deputy head of the presidential administration of Belarus Olga Chupris suggested the leaders of Poland, Lithuania and other EU countries to start a dialogue with the official Minsk to get out of the moment