Belarus halts humanitarian aid for migrants camping on the border – Poland

Belarusian authorities did not allow a single aid convoy inside, Duda complained on Tuesday after an urgent National Security Bureau meeting.

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The migrants were short of food and water, RT correspondent reported after visiting a temporary camp on the border between the two countries. He also said that Polish security forces prevented residents from sleeping by directing the spotlight on them and discouraging audio messages, urging people to “Go home.”

Duda describes the ongoing events as a “Hybrid Action” by Belarus against Poland and the European Union. Officials are carrying out the attack in Minsk “An Unprecedented Way” Using migrants, whom he invited into Belarus and directed towards the border, he insisted.

The Polish president said he had already discussed the crisis with NATO, other EU governments and the Belarusian opposition figure in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. “We are going to defend the border together with our allies,” He swore

A migrant camp was set up at the border on Monday after Polish security forces thwarted an attempt by some 3,000 people seeking asylum in Europe to cross into the country.

In late June, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk would no longer stop migrants seeking to access the European Union through its territory.

The announcement was followed by reports of an increase in direct flights to the country from disturbed areas in the Middle East and North Africa. At the same time, Belarus’ neighbors sounded the alarm at a growing number of attempts to breach its borders.

Belarusian officials have said they will only discuss the situation with the European Union once it lifts all restrictions, including restrictions on airspace, after an Irish Ryanair flight to Minsk was halted in May with opposition blogger Roman Protasevich on board. Placed Blocks.

However, Belarus has denied allegations of deliberately taking migrants to the Polish border or using its troops to protect them.

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