- 12 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitymigrants
Poland reports fewer attempts to cross its border with Belarus
WARSAW/BIALYSTOK, Poland (Reuters) -The number of migrants trying to force their way into Poland from Belarus fell again on Friday after an apparent change in tack by Minsk that could…
Belarus helped migrants cross into EU, Lukashenko says – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said it was "absolutely possible" his forces had helped migrants cross into Poland but denied they had been invited, the BBC reported.…
France to push migrant issue during EU presidency, Macron says
PARIS (Reuters) - France will push for action on migration when it hosts the European Union presidency from January, President Emmanuel Macron was quoted as saying on Thursday, and he…
Blinken says U.S. will remain focused on Belarus migration issue
ABUJA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the United States will remain very focused on the migration crisis in Belarus after authorities on Thursday cleared…
Poland’s Muslim Tatars join effort to aid migrants crossing from Belarus
By Felix Hoske BIALYSTOK/BOHONIKI, Poland (Reuters) - For Tomasz Miskiewicz, the mufti who heads Poland's Muslim community, helping migrants entering the country from Belarus is about humanity, not religion. Miskiewicz…
Estonia announces snap military exercise, will put razor wire along Russian border
(Reuters) - The Estonian government summoned 1,700 reserve soldiers on Wednesday for an unannounced exercise which will include installing a razor wire barrier along 40 km of its border with…
In rare phone call, Merkel and Lukashenko discuss help for refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko held a phone call on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid for refugees and migrants stranded at the EU-Belarus…
Latvia begins military exercise near Belarus border amid migrant crisis
(Reuters) - European Union member Latvia has deployed 3,000 troops for a previously unannounced military exercise near its border with Belarus this weekend amid an escalating migrant crisis along the…
Hungarian court discusses government motion challenging supremacy of EU law
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's constitutional court will on Monday discuss a challenge by the justice minister to an EU court ruling which said Budapest broke EU laws designed to protect…
U.S., Poland discuss Belarus migrants, Russian aggression -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Polish diplomats condemned the treatment of migrants by the Belarusian government in a telephone call on Saturday, the State Department said, and expressed support…
EU must prepare for more migrants trying to enter, border agency chief says
WARSAW (Reuters) - The EU must be prepared to face an increase of migrants trying to enter the bloc, with the arrival of many from the Middle East through Belarus…
Belarus says it has turned back 2,000 migrants
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus has sent some 2,000 migrants back to their countries as part of efforts to stop illegal migration, its foreign minister said on Friday, as Minsk faces…
