Here in Eisenhüttenstadt on the border with Poland, migrants reach the Federal Republic of Germany every day, they come from Poland, but come from countries in the Middle East, such as Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. The authorities in Brandenburg suspect that they are coming through Belarus and that the ruler there, Alexander Lukashenko, is responsible for the increased number of newcomers. The Interior Minister of Brandenburg, Michael Stübgen, on Thursday with an assessment of the situation. “The real problem is human trafficking, which is organized by the Belarus regime. As far as we know, this trafficking in human beings is expanding, and we are also noticing that from the entrances. I think I said that last week. In the beginning we had almost exclusively Iraqis, 90 percent of the men traveling alone. Meanwhile the picture has diversified. Afghans are there, but some also from Iran, Iranians are there and other countries. This means that this human trafficking is being expanded to other countries and because of that Nor can it be assumed that, because only one airline has now responded to the intervention of the European Union, this whole number will decline. ” “That’s why I will address the Federal Foreign Minister tomorrow and I will make three demands. On the one hand, what could be a short-term first remedy is the following: a very soon EU-wide landing ban for airlines that are involved in this human trafficking.” Ruler Lukashenko has opened Belarus’ borders to migrants from many countries in the Middle East and Africa and had already announced in May that he would no longer prevent migrants from continuing their journey. Once you land in Belarus, your goal is often to get further west, for example to Germany. States of the European Union accuse Lukashenko of bringing people from crisis regions to the EU’s external border in an organized manner. According to the Interior Minister, up to 150 migrants arrive in Brandenburg every day. The accommodations are not overcrowded, but there is another problem: on Wednesday alone, seven of the newcomers tested positive for the Coronavius.