A generationIn the refugee conflict that lasted for several weeks, Poland accused the Belarusian leader of changing the strategy of the common border. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told RMF FM on Saturday: “In many places, a small group of people are trying to cross the border.” “There is no doubt that these attacks are controlled by the Belarusian authorities.” He talked about “a new method”.
The Polish Border Guard also reported Saturday that several small groups tried to cross the border. There are dozens of people involved in each case. However, security forces also reported that larger groups of approximately 200 people carried tear gas, fireworks and stones.
German citizen arrested at the border
According to their own statement, the Polish authorities recorded a total of 195 illegal border crossing attempts on Friday. “82 foreigners were asked to leave Polish territory. Two Ukrainian citizens and a German citizen were arrested for aiding and abetting,” the border guard said on Twitter on Saturday.
“We must be prepared for the fact that this problem will last for several months. Blaszczak said, I have no doubt that it will succeed. This I The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko was accused of deliberately smuggling refugees to the border with the European Union-in retaliation for the sanctions imposed on his country. Minsk denies these allegations.
Lukashenko told the BBC on Friday that the Belarusian armed forces “absolutely” helped immigrants enter the European Union, but denied organizing the operation. “We are Slavs. We have a heart. Our army knows that the immigrants want to go to Germany. Maybe someone helped them,” he said. “But I didn’t invite you here.”
Migrants stranded in the border area and returning to Iraq from Belarus reported severe abuse. People were beaten and tortured by Polish and Belarusian police, several victims in the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq told the dpa news agency.
Poland convenes 15,000 security guards
A 38-year-old man from Dohuk said that he was tortured and was later forcibly expelled from Belarus. In addition, he and other immigrants have neither water nor food. Despite his disappointment with European countries, the Iraqis still want to try to get there again.
For several weeks, thousands of refugees from the Middle East, including many Kurds from Iraq, have been trapped in the increasingly cold border areas between Belarus and Poland. Poland erected border fences and assembled more than 15,000 security guards at the border.
The principal called this week Angela Merkel (CDU) Twice with Lukashenko because of the refugee crisis. Because of this, there have been criticisms from many quarters, including those from the Belarusian opposition. “The prime minister talks to terrorists. She shouldn’t do that,” Michael Rubin, coordinator of the Belarusian People’s Embassy, ​​told Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Opposition politician Pawel Latuschka criticized the fact that Lukashenko was recognized as president. The immigration crisis is “an example of international terrorism.” Since last year’s controversial Lukashenko’s re-election, Merkel is the first Western government head to speak with Lukashenko on the phone.
