Biting cold, dying migrants and war of words between EU and Minsk: Poland-Belarus conflict is getting worse
Biting cold, dying migrants and war of words between EU and Minsk: Poland-Belarus conflict is getting worse
The migrant crisis continues at the Poland-Belarus border, with hundreds of people camping in harsh conditions as they seek to get into the EU. But while the weather is getting colder, the rhetoric from both sides is heating up. Read Full Article at RT.com
The migrant crisis continues at the Poland-Belarus border, with hundreds of people camping in harsh conditions as they seek to get into the EU. But while the weather is getting colder, the rhetoric from both sides is heating up.
The standoff entered into its second day on Tuesday, with asylum seekers camping on the Belarusian side of the border overnight. According to Polish estimates, up to 4,000 people remain at the border, with the largest group amassed near the Kuznica-Bruzhi border crossing.
Some 10,000 more migrants are believed to be elsewhere in Belarus, heading toward the border to try and get into the EU. Poland deployed additional police and troops, as well as assorted military hardware as the migrants tried to take the border by storm, cutting through razor wire and felling trees onto it.
Sytuacja na granicy polsko-białoruskiej. Mamy do czynienia ze zorganizowanym niszczeniem umocnień granicznych. Dochodzi również do bezpośrednich ataków na polskich funkcjonariuszy Straży Granicznej, Policji oraz żołnierzy.
Top Polish authorities said the amassment of troops was absolutely necessary to defend the country and the EU as a whole from the “attack” by the Belarusian “regime.”
“We currently have a camp of migrants who are blocked from the Belarusian side. There are about 1,000 people there, mostly young men. These are aggressive actions that we must repel, fulfilling our obligations as a member of the European Union,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday.
Min. @mblaszczak w #Sejm: Powinniśmy być dozgonnie wdzięczni naszym żołnierzom i funkcjonariuszom, za którymi już kilka miesięcy niesamowicie ciężkiej służby, a przed nimi kolejne. Oni muszą czuć nasze wsparcie, muszą wiedzieć, że stoi za nimi cały Naród. pic.twitter.com/3rGCqPomCP
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