Belarus
EU eyes blacklisting airlines over migrant flights, not intimidated by gas threats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to blacklist airlines that transport to Belarus migrants who later attempt to cross the EU border and will coordinate its planned sanctions…
Belarus leader floats idea of cutting gas to Europe in migrant standoff
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday raised the possibility he could shut down the transit of natural gas to Europe via Belarus in retaliation against any new European…
Belarus leader says he needs Russian nuclear-capable bombers to navigate border crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday he needed Russian nuclear-capable bombers to help him navigate a migrant crisis at the Poland-Belarus border after two Russian Tu-160…
Russia denies role in EU border crisis, calls Aeroflot sanctions idea ‘crazy’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had nothing to do with the migrant crisis on the Belarus-Poland border and rejected as "crazy" a suggestion in a…
Russia’s Aeroflot responds to sanctions report, denies flying migrants to Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian flag carrier Aeroflot on Thursday denied any involvement in organising mass transportation of migrants to Belarus, responding to a news report that it could face EU…
‘No going back’: Migrants tell of being trapped on Belarus-Poland border
By Alan Charlish BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) - Syrian migrant Youssef Atallah feared he would die in the forest on the Polish border after being left without food or water in…
EU’s von der Leyen says sanctions against Belarus to be widened
By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union will widen sanctions against Belarus next week, European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after a…
EU pressure on migrants’ countries could work better than new Belarus sanctions -official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pressure on countries from which migrants fly to Belarus in hope of entering the European Union, and on airlines that take them, could do more to end…
EU’s von der Leyen says will widen sanctions against Belarus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the European Union would widen its sanctions against Belarus, targeting both people and entities. Von der…
Ukraine to double border forces amid Poland-Belarus migrant crisis
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will double the number of border guards on its frontier with Belarus to prevent any attempts by migrants to enter the country illegally, Interior Minister Denys…
EU envoys say “hybrid attack” is legal basis for new Belarus sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday that Belarus' decision to encourage Middle Eastern migrants to enter Poland can legally be considered a "hybrid attack" that serves as a…
EU says its funding should not be used for barbed wire, fences
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday that EU funding could be used to finance border infrastructure but should not be used to put up fences or barbed…
