A sort ofIn view of the influx of thousands of refugees into the EU’s external border with Belarus, the Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Sihofer (CSU) requires the EU to support Poland and Germany. “Poland or Germany cannot deal with this alone,” Seehofer told Bild on Tuesday. All EU countries must stand together now, because Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko is trying to use the fate of refugees to “destabilize the West.”
“We must help the Polish government ensure the security of the external borders. This is actually the job of the European Commission. I now call on them to take action,” said the acting interior minister. He accused Lukashenko of “deliberately making and using” images of refugees and children fleeing the border.The head of state of Belarus will become the president of Russia Vladimir Putin support.
“We need structural security at the border”
Seehofer stated that Poland has responded correctly so far and welcomes the construction of a strengthened border facility. “I also said that we need structural security at the border. We must also openly support the Poles. We cannot criticize them for protecting the EU’s external borders in a permissible way,” the interior minister said. “Of course not using guns, but other options available.”
The EU accused Lukashenko of deliberately smuggling refugees from the Middle East to the EU in retaliation for sanctions made in Brussels. The EU imposed sanctions in response to the suppression of the democratic protest against Lukashenko, which began after Lukashenko’s controversial re-election in August 2020.
In the past few months, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania have reported thousands of illegal border crossings by Belarus. A spokesperson for the Polish government announced on Monday that 3,000 to 4,000 migrants had gathered near the Polish border.
Poland has responded to the increasing number of immigrants by increasing border guards, erecting barbed wire fences, and implementing a state of emergency in the border areas. The so-called counterattack was also legalized, and it was decided to establish a strengthened border system.
Stephan Mayer (Colorado State University), to provide support from the German police to the Warsaw government to ensure border security. “We are providing all help to Poland to repel the attack on the Belarusian border,” Meyer told Bild. “If Poland wants, Germany can also send police forces to Poland to support them soon.”
