The European Union countries (EU) and the United States accused Belarus in creating a migration crisis on the border of the republic with Poland and to use migrants to destabilize the situation in neighboring countries. This is reported by TASS with reference to the appropriate statement of states made following the results of closed consultations in the UN Security Council.
So, Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, Albania, United Kingdom, the United States, along with Albania, made “condemnation of organized tools for people whose life and well-being are made up of threat”, as they consider “in the political interests of Belarus.” / P>
also countries demanded to immediately terminate the pressure on the European Union immediately, and also called on the international community to the “powerful” response to the actions of Belarus. In addition, the EU and the United States jointly with the UK declared their willingness to discuss the introduction of new sanctions against Minsk.
Earlier, the first depositor of Russia in the UN Dmitry Polyansky called the actions of the Poland authorities in relation to migrants on the border of the country with Belarus with disgrace and violation of international norms.
On the night of November 10, two large groups of migrants broke through the border of Belarus and Poland. It provoked a new round of crisis, which lasts from spring 2021. The countries of the European Union are confident that official Minsk is responsible for the crisis, and threaten to introduce new sanctions.
The migration crisis on the border of Belarus and EU countries began after the President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko threatened to weaken control over the flow of refugees and drug trafficking. This happened against the background of the next exacerbation of relations between Minsk and the West.