Minsk attacks Europe where it hurts.
Few questions divide the Twenty-Seven as much as immigration and asylum.
Several thousand Kurds, Syrians, Afghans and Yemenis are currently trapped on the Belarusian border, between the forces of President Lukashenko who are pushing them towards Europe and the Polish army which is showing itself inflexible.
BELARUS: HOW LOUKACHENKO USES
However, this time around, Warsaw has firm support in Europe.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen denounced the “
hybrid attack
” in Minsk, calling on member states to approve a new set of sanctions against Belarusian authorities.
The subject will be discussed on Monday at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
German and French diplomats denounced the Belarusian maneuver.
Clément Beaune rose up against an "
organized attack
" on Friday
and called on Poland to "
hold the border
".
We knew our Secretary of State for European Affairs less united in Warsaw.
"
We are going to stay
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