Yet, the Polish claims are made harder to verify because of the media blackout imposed on its side of the border, based on a legally dubious state of emergency. Moreover, Warsaw’s credibility is suffering from officials’ habit of making unfounded, sensationalist statements, including blaming the current crisis on Russia. They …
Read More »Belarus’ Lukashenko discusses border crisis with Germany’s Merkel – reports
The conversation was focused on the ongoing situation on the border between Belarus and two EU nations: Poland and Lithuania. The two leaders spoke for nearly an hour about ways to prevent potential escalation at the border, a Telegram channel, which is believed to be close to the Belarusian leader’s press …
Read More »EU border crisis fueled by Europeans demonizing migrants – UN
Speaking to French news channel La Chaine Info, Filippo Grandi condemned what he called a “manipulation” orchestrated by the authorities in Belarus, while also blaming the EU and its treatment of migrants in recent times. “Any manipulation of people in distress, even by exploiting their wishes, their desires for a …
Read More »Refugee crisis on Belarus border meant to distract from Russian ‘build up’ near Ukraine – Washington
On Sunday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken hyped up the supposed ‘Russian threat’ during a conversation with his Polish counterpart, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. As he expressed his support to Warsaw in its ongoing row with Belarus, the US official put the blame for the crisis on the Belarusian government, …
Read More »Putin: Russia has ‘nothing to do’ with refugee crisis on Belarus-Poland border
“I want everyone to know this. We have absolutely nothing to do with any of this,” Putin vowed, commenting on accusations that Russia was somehow involved in the ongoing conflict between Minsk and EU members. “They are trying to shift the responsibility to us at the slightest pretext or even …
Read More »UN slams Poland’s ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to Belarus border crisis
Speaking before the European Parliament on Wednesday, the UN high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, said the bloc must set an example on how to handle migration, slamming the “xenophobic discourse” on show by some of its members. “These challenges simply do not justify the knee-jerk reaction we have seen …
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The commission wrote that Tesla Energy Ventures is now allowed to “provide retail electric services throughout the area served by ERCOT [Electric Reliability Council of Texas].” In August, Tesla Energy officially filed an application with the Texas Public Utility Commission to sell power in the Lone Star State. The application …
Read More »Putin is directing Belarus in ‘staged’ migrant crisis on border, Polish PM claims
The Polish prime minister pointed the finger at Russia during an extraordinary session of the country’s parliament, convened to assess the ongoing crisis on Tuesday. The border standoff, where thousands of illegal migrants are facing Polish police and military, has been staged deliberately, he claimed. The migrants, who are not …
Read More »Poland and Germany can’t handle migrant crisis on Belarus border alone – German interior minister
“We must help the Polish government secure their external border. This would actually be the task of the European Commission. I’m now appealing to them to take action,” Seehofer told Bild newspaper on Tuesday. Some 3,000 migrants from the Middle East and Africa, who are looking to make it into …
Read More »Washington blasts Belarus over migrant crisis on Polish border
State Department spokesman Ned Price urged Belarus to stop the alleged encouragement and facilitation of illegal migration. “As long as the regime and Belarus refuses to respect its international obligations and commitments, undermines the peace and security of Europe and continues to repress and abuse people seeking nothing more than …
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