Iraq announces the deportation of migrants

DThe Iraqi government announced the first flight to return migrants to the Belarusian-Polish border. The spokesperson of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, stated on Iraqi TV on Monday night that Iraqi citizens can “voluntarily” return to their homes on Thursday. Authorities “registered 571 Iraqis who voluntarily returned to their homes” in the border area.

Thousands of people, mainly from the Middle East, are currently trapped in the border area between Belarus and Poland. The Belarusian state news agency Bellta once again released photos of people warming up by the campfire in the makeshift camp on Monday. Allegedly, these migrants were pushed into the border area by the Belarusian security forces, and they remained in the forest despite the cold temperature. Several larger groups tried to break through the wall and head towards Poland.

this I Accused the authoritarian Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko, Smuggling people from crisis areas and then pushing them to the EU’s external borders -Reported for copying. The Polish Border Guard recently expressed concern that the Belarusian security forces are preparing immigration to break through the barrier. The rumors apparently spread in the camp, the border will be opened early this week, and people will be allowed to continue to Germany. Both the Polish and federal governments have officially denied this.

EU pressures airlines

EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss further measures for the conflict. According to the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas (SPD), the sanctions against the Belarusian regime will be extended to those who “directly or indirectly” support the smuggling of migrants into Belarus. According to Mas, airlines still involved in transporting refugees through Belarus may revoke their overflight and landing permits in the European Union.