Cold, dying migrant and war of words between EU and Minsk: Poland-Belarus conflict getting worse

The standoff entered its second day on Tuesday, with asylum seekers camping overnight on the Belarusian side of the border. According to Polish estimates, 4,000 people live on the border, with the largest group congregating near the Kuznica-Bruzzi border crossing.

Some 10,000 more migrants are believed to be elsewhere in Belarus, heading to the border to try to enter the European Union. Poland deployed additional police and troops, as well as assorted military hardware as migrants tried to storm the border, cutting through razor wire and cutting down trees on it.

Top Polish officials said the mobilization of troops was absolutely necessary to protect the country and the European Union. “invasion” by Belarusian “Governance.”

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“We currently have a camp of migrants who are blocked from the Belarusian side. There are about 1,000 people, mostly young men. These are aggressive actions that we must reverse while fulfilling our obligations as a member of the European Union.” Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday.

The ongoing military build-up has been criticized by Belarusian authorities, with President Alexander Lukashenko condemning Warsaw’s actions. He dismissed allegations of somehow “attacking” Poland, insisting that he was not “Mad Man” to seek a conflict in the middle of Europe because it could easily get out of control “Wrong move.”

“To go to war with these unfortunate people on Poland’s border with Belarus and advance columns of tanks – it is clear that this is some kind of training or intimidation,” Lukashenko said.

In return, the European Union reiterated its accusations towards the Belarusian leadership. “Weapon” Migration, EU Commission spokesman said Lukashenko is acting like a “Gangster” and effectively holding migrants hostage.

“It is part of the Lukashenko regime’s dehumanizing and really gangster-style approach that it is lying to the people, abusing the people … and bringing them to Belarus under the false promise of easy entry into the EU.” Used to be,” Spokesperson said. Earlier, EU Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen called on members of the bloc to “Extended Restrictions” Against Belarus on the current crisis.

Top Polish officials went even further, with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki alleging that the migrants gathered at the border were not legitimate asylum seekers, but “human shield” intentionally brought by Minsk “to destabilize” its neighbors and the entire European Union. In addition, running “Hybrid Attack” actually staged by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which Lukashenko is the only one of Russia’s alleged “neo-royal” Policy.

“The latest attack by Lukashenko, who became an executioner but with Putin as director in Moscow, shows resolve in the landscape of the reconstruction of the Russian Empire,” PM claimed.

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The migrant situation at the borders between Belarus and its European neighbors has gradually worsened over the past few months, when Minsk said it would stop turning back people seeking access to the European Union in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the bloc. opted to do so. However, Brussels has maintained that Belarus is deliberately artificially stimulating the flow of migrants, a charge that Minsk has consistently denied. According to Polish officials, since August, several people attempting to cross the border have been killed on either side of it.

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