Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense migration standoff on their borders with Belarus, the Polish prime minister said on Sunday. Poland is in discussions with Lithuania and Latvia on whether to trigger Article 4 of the NATO treaty, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish…
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia Consider Consulting NATO Amid Belarusian Border Crisis
NATO Restates Support for Poland Over Illegal Immigrant Crisis in Belarus
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) expressed concern on Tuesday about the escalating crisis on the European Unions’ borders with Belarus, offering support to Poland. The head of the alliance said that Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is putting the lives of illegal immigrants at risk by “instrumentalizing” them as a “hybrid tactic against other…
Polish PM Calls for ‘Concrete Steps’ From NATO Amid Belarus Border Crisis
HAJNOWKA, Poland—NATO must take “concrete steps” to resolve the migrant crisis on the Belarus border, the Polish prime minister was quoted as saying on Sunday, adding that Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia may ask for consultations under Article 4 of the alliance’s treaty. Under Article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of…
EU to Broaden Belarus Sanctions on Monday Over Migrant Crisis: Borrell
PARIS—EU foreign ministers will widen sanctions on Belarus on Monday to include airlines and travel agencies thought to involved in bringing migrants to the bloc’s border, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. The EU has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants to come to its territory and pushing thousands of them to cross…
Polish Police Say Group of 50 Migrants Broke Through Belarus Border
WARSAW—A group of about 50 migrants broke through defenses on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police said on Sunday, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense. Thousands of migrants have traveled to Belarus in the hope of crossing into the European Union, only to find themselves…
Russia Sends Strategic Bombers to Fly Over Belarus, Blames EU for Border Crisis
Russia dispatched two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers to patrol Belarusian airspace and practice interoperability with armed forces of command posts from the two economic and politically partnered nations, Russia’s ministry of defense announced on Wednesday. “During the flight, the aircraft practiced interoperability with the ground command posts of the armed forces of Russia and the Republic of…
EU Accuses Belarus of ‘Gangster’ Methods as Illegal Immigrants Attempt to Force Their Way Into Poland
NAREWKA, Poland—Hundreds of migrants on Tuesday camped near the Belarus-Poland border where razor wire fences and Polish border guards blocked their entry into the European Union. The EU vowed more sanctions against Belarus, accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of using “gangster-style” tactics in the months-long border stand-off in which at least seven migrants have died. Poland…
EU Toughens Visa Process for Belarus Officials Over Migrant Crisis
BRUSSELS—European Union governments partially suspended on Tuesday a visa facilitation deal for Belarusian officials in response to a “hybrid attack” that Brussels says Minsk is waging by pushing illegal immigrants across its borders with Poland and Lithuania. The EU accuses Belarus of encouraging illegal migrants from the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Africa to cross the…
Bird Flu Spreads to Poland, Hitting Farms Totaling 650,000 Poultry
PARIS—Poland has reported several outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at poultry farms with flocks totaling nearly 650,000 birds, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. Poland is the European Union’s largest poultry producer. Five outbreaks, of which four were at fattening turkey farms and one at a chicken broiler farm,…
Illegal Immigrants Aided by Belarus Attempt to Force Their Way Into Poland
Hundreds if not thousands of illegal immigrants sought to illegally cross the border from Belarus into Poland on Monday, with some cutting razor wire fences and using tree branches and small trees to try and climb over. The development is an escalation of a crisis along the European Union’s eastern border that has been simmering…
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