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Poland says Belarus lets migrants cross border in 'hybrid war' with EU
CNA ^ | 8/6/2021 | Reuters

Posted on 08/05/2021 11:49:00 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

WARSAW: Poland accused Belarus of sending a growing number of migrants over the border in retaliation for Warsaw's decision this week to give refuge to Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarusian athlete who refused to return home from the Tokyo Olympics.

A deputy interior minister, Maciej Wasik, said on Thursday (Aug 5) that Minsk was "waging a hybrid war with the European Union with the help of illegal immigrants".

In recent weeks, neighbour and fellow EU member state Lithuania has reported a surge in illegal border crossings from Belarus and said Minsk was flying in migrants from abroad and dispatching them into the EU.

"There are both young men and women with children. Belarus is using these immigrants as a living weapon," Wasik told online broadcaster Telewizja wPolsce.

"In recent days we have seen an increase (in migrants). We treat it as a reaction to the granting of asylum to the Belarusian sprinter."

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: belarus; eu; lithuania; poland

1 posted on 08/05/2021 11:49:00 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sure upset one of the commiebastardthugs in Minsk. Either they wanted to kill her for saying something the commie thugs didn’t want said or else they wanted her to be someone’s personal whore...which has reportedly happened to a number of Belarus’ female athletes.


2 posted on 08/05/2021 11:53:52 AM PDT by MercyFlush ( According to the New York Times "Freedom" is an anti-government slogan. )
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To: Right Wing Vegan

I’ve long thought Putin’s end game was to make Kaliningrad contiguous with Russia. He almost has de facto control of Belarus, so he just needs a chunk of Poland or Lithuania to finish the puzzle.


3 posted on 08/05/2021 12:09:19 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Biological warfare.

Literally.


4 posted on 08/05/2021 12:15:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: aynrandfreak

Just Lithuania.


5 posted on 08/05/2021 12:19:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

Poland should just send them onto Merkeland.


6 posted on 08/05/2021 12:19:30 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

That’s the much smarter play since we have troops in Poland.


7 posted on 08/05/2021 1:17:11 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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