"Deadly crisis" - Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants towards Polish border

By artappraiser on Tue, 11/09/2021 - 8:13am |

Belarusian authorities escorted an estimated 1,000 people to the Polish border in an escalation of a deadly crisis that has already left people desperate to reach the EU trapped between borders and at least eight dead due to exposure, reports @guardian. https://t.co/PfU7rR1e3Z
— Eurasia Center (@ACEurasia) November 8, 2021

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A group of migrants, reportedly consisted mostly of Iraqi Kurds, has tried to forcibly enter Poland from Belarus.

Warsaw has accused Minsk of preparing a "provocation." pic.twitter.com/sPx9cXRLFb
— DW News (@dwnews) November 8, 2021

A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding at the Polish-Belarusian border. An influx of migrants heading towards Poland caused the country to send more troops in.

Meanwhile, Belarus is being accused of using the migrants as retaliation over EU sanctions. https://t.co/EfH58TgZDP
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) November 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 11/09/2021 - 8:16am

Sure, there is nuance and complexity in this cross-border #migrant standoff, as in all such stories. But the main takeaway is clear: #Belarus’s strongman leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is weaponizing migrants in revenge against his critics. (via @NYTimes) https://t.co/wvB1mmPpGo
— Douglas Herbert (@dougf24) November 11, 2021

going back to the enemy of my enemy is my friend thing...

by artappraiser on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 12:57am

Putin to state TV just now:
- Merkel is willing to talk to Lukashenko "as far as I understand" (a major coup for the pariah of Europe)
- Russia is angry about "full-scale" drills in the Black Sea
- Lukashenko was "too emotional" when he threatened to cut off gas supply to Europe
— Nataliya Vasilyeva (@Nat_Vasilyeva) November 13, 2021

Two kinds of people in this world dismissed as "too emotional":

Alexander Lukashenko
— Nataliya Vasilyeva (@Nat_Vasilyeva) November 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/13/2021 - 3:52am

The US promised Poland “solidarity in the face of Lukashenko’s hybrid campaign” after talks between @SecBlinken and Polish FM @RauZbigniew.

It also expressed "deep gratitude" for Poland's support for the "territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine"https://t.co/WRlGkqcLyD
— Notes from Poland (@notesfrompoland) November 15, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/15/2021 - 12:42pm

"Deadly crisis" - Belarus escorts 1,000 migrants towards Polish border

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