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Border crisis: Alexander Lukashenko accuses the EU of hybrid war

2021-11-30T19:01:00.857Z


An allegation, a corpse and laser pointer on the border fence with Poland: The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko is trying to further fuel the border crisis with the EU.


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A patrol of the Polish army on the border with Belarus. The recordings were published by the Polish Ministry of Defense - journalists are still not allowed into the border area. Polish soldiers repair part of the border installation - the conflict with Belarus has not yet been defused. Refugees continue to hold out on the Belarusian side under extreme conditions. There are repeated attempts to break through the fence. According to the Polish authorities, there have been 134 since Monday morning alone - apparently with the support of Belarusian armed forces. This video aims to show how Belarusian border guards aim lasers on the Polish side. The European Union accuses Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko ofto fly in people from crisis regions in a targeted manner and smuggle them into the EU, thereby destabilizing the situation there. Lukashenko, in turn, accuses the EU of a hybrid war. As alleged evidence, the authoritarian ruler presents a corpse on these recordings published on Monday, which he claims to have been placed on Belarusian territory from Lithuania.

Alexander Lukashenko, ruler Belarus


»Imagine how cruel these democrats must be to kill people and throw them on the territory of the neighboring country.

This is a campaign, you see? "

Lukashenko's provocations will also be the subject of the meeting of NATO foreign ministers, which begins in Latvia on Tuesday.

Because of the tense situation, the countries bordering Belarus - Poland, Latvia and Lithuania - had already considered requesting a special NATO meeting.

Source: spiegel

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