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Belarus crisis: Lukashenko threatens EU with Putin's nuclear weapons - "you bastards, madmen"

2021-11-10T11:33:04.941Z


The crisis on the eastern EU border is worsening. The Belarusian ruler Lukashenko warned of military escalation - and threatened Russian power.


The crisis on the eastern EU border is worsening.

The Belarusian ruler Lukashenko warned of military escalation - and threatened Russian power.

Minsk / Warsaw - The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko *, described as the “last dictator in Europe”, spoke about the refugee situation on the Polish-Belarusian border.

He warned against dragging Russia * into the conflict.

The statements of the 67-year-old president could be perceived as an indirect threat.

He also addressed the EU in clear terms.

State television BelTA quoted the Belarusian ruler as saying that his country must do its best to prevent any mistakes in the border dispute.

Belarus: is Lukashenko threatening the EU?

- "Largest nuclear power"

"If we make the slightest mistake here, God forbid, Russia will be drawn into it immediately," said Lukashenko.

At this point, the authoritarian ruler added a decisive addition: Russia is the "largest nuclear power in the world".

But Lukashenko said he was not a madman and knew where this would lead.

The Belarusian president does not want to give in: "We know, but they will not see us on our knees."

Lukashenko turns to the EU - "bastards, madmen"

Lukashenko also addressed the European Union directly - in sharp words.

While the EU holds the Belarusian ruler responsible for the developments on the EU's external border between Poland * and Belarus *, Lukashenko always rejected these allegations.

The EU is waging a "hybrid war", Lukashenko now claimed in reverse of an allegation from Brussels to his address.

He referred to the flights of Polish military helicopters in the border area and maneuvers of the Polish military with armored vehicles.

“And you bastards, madmen, want me to protect you from migrants?” Lukashenko asked rhetorically on state television and gave the EU responsibility for the precarious situation at the border Can lead migrants to an active phase.

These are reasons for provocation.

All provocations are possible. "

Belarus rulers: "Smugglers' networks responsible for the flow of refugees"

“Excuse me, but fighting migrants with tanks?” Lukashenko asked further. The activities of the Polish military against “poor people” are either an exercise or “blackmail”, according to the Belarusian ruler. The 67-year-old also blamed international smuggling networks for the events on the Polish border. They are the reason why thousands of people have gathered at the border.

The refugees - whose entry is "completely legal" - used these structures and paid a lot of money to find a better life in the West, Lukashenko said.

"They are not poor people who come," he said.

“They discovered a hole in us.” Like the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Lukashenko also blamed the West for the refugee movements.

The people in their countries no longer have a livelihood, said Lukashenko.

(bb with material from dpa and AFP) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

List of rubric lists: © Nikolai Petrov / BelTA-Pool / AP / dpa

Source: merkur

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