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Poland blocks migrants at Belarus border, warns of ‘armed’ escalation
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WARSAW, 10 November 2021, (TON): Poland said “it blocked a bid by hundreds of migrants to illegally enter the country from Belarus on Monday, warning of an “armed” escalation as thousands more massed near the border.”
As the latest grim chapter of Europe’s migrant crisis unfolded, Washington and Brussels called on Minsk to stop what they described as an orchestrated influx.
NATO also hit out at Minsk, accusing the government there of using the migrants as political pawns, while the European Union called for fresh sanctions against Belarus.
Brussels says Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has encouraged the migrant flow in retaliation for existing EU sanctions imposed over its dismal human rights record.
Poland, a member of both the European Union and NATO, has drawn sharp criticism for its tough rhetoric on migration in recent years.
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