The declarations never end.
On Sunday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described the migrant crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus, the European Union's eastern border, as "the greatest attempt to destabilize Europe" since the Cold War.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko “has launched a hybrid war against the EU.
(…) Poland will not give in to blackmail and will do everything to defend the borders of the EU, ”Mateusz Morawiecki said on Twitter.
Lukashenka launched a hybrid war against the EU. This is greatest attempt to destabilize Europe in 30years.
🇵🇱will not yield to blackmail and will do everything to defend the EU's borders.
PL, LT, LV, EST need support.We must stand together to defend Europehttps: //t.co/OMEtY70vlo
- Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) November 21, 2021
Later today, the Polish head of government is due to meet his counterparts in the Baltic states - two of which also share a border with Belarus - to discuss the crisis, before visiting other European capitals this week.
New passage attempts
The West accuses Belarus of having artificially created the crisis by bringing in potential immigrants - mainly from the Middle East - and bringing them to the border, promising them easy passage through the European Union.
An accusation denied by Belarus, which, on the contrary, accuses the EU of not welcoming migrants.
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Although there are signs that the crisis is easing a bit, Polish border guards on Sunday reported new attempts to cross, in particular by a "very aggressive group of a hundred" migrants.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Saturday that Belarus had now changed its tactics by leading smaller groups of migrants to several points on the border.
The migrants abandoned everything at home, spending thousands of dollars to travel to Belarus on tourist visas, determined to reach the EU.
According to Polish media, at least 11 migrants have died since the crisis began this summer.