RiseAccording to media reports, Etland believes that neighboring Belarus is directly involved in immigration illegally crossing the border. IThe agency reported on Saturday that video records of the Border Guard of the Baltic States showed this. The recording should show how, in one case, five migrants walked along the train tracks to Latvia-accompanied by three armed men in military uniforms.
The other part shows how a uniformed person with a helmet and face covered forms a chain in front of the sitting person. It stated that these uniforms were assigned to Belarusian troops. It is said that these recordings were made at the border between Latvia and Belarus. At first, they could not be independently verified.
Ruler of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko In the past, they have publicly threatened to allow people from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, or Syria to cross the border into the EU in response to EU sanctions against their countries. Therefore, in parts of Latvia, the state of emergency will initially last until November.
According to Latvian border guards, 71 foreigners were prevented from crossing the border illegally on Friday alone. One person was arrested. Over 350 people have been arrested this year. The number of registered immigrants in Lithuania, a neighboring country on the border with Belarus, has increased significantly.
