(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER 17 - "Europe stands alongside the people trapped on the border with Belarus".
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von derLeyen, writes on Twitter, recalling that the EU has mobilized 700 thousand euros for humanitarian assistance with food, blankets and first aid kits.
"We are ready to do more - says the leader -. But the Belarusian regime must stop luring people and putting their lives at risk".
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