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Migrants at the border with the EU: Merkel asks Putin for help
In the dispute over migrants on the border between Belarus and EU member Poland, the Executive Chancellor Angela Merkel relies on Russia’s influence. Merkel asked President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation to contact the ruler of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. Government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Wednesday. “The Chancellor actually spoke to President Putin on the phone today about the extremely worrying situation along the Belarusian-Polish border. She once again said very clearly what was happening there, namely the instrumentalisation of people and migrants against the European Union by the regime in Belarus is inhuman, is completely unacceptable. And she asked the Russian President to influence the regime in Minsk. That is what I can tell you about that. ” Poland and other EU states accuse the leadership in Minsk of specifically promoting illegal border crossings in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Belarus. These pictures, published by Polish security forces, are supposed to show Belarusian border guards leading migrants along the fence. This video, published by the Polish Ministry of the Interior, is supposed to show the confrontation between Belarusian border guards and migrants. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, criticized the “unbearable conditions” at the border. The women, men and children should not be forced to stay another night in freezing temperatures. Humanitarian workers, journalists and legal advisers should have immediate access to those affected. Thousands of people came to the Polish-Belarusian border this week. According to Polish estimates, there are currently up to 12,000 migrants in Belarus. According to the Polish authorities, dozens of people were arrested at the border. Some of them had tried to cut through the barbed wire fences with shovels and wooden beams. Poland’s defense minister has confirmed this. As a result, the number of domestic soldiers on the border was increased from 12,000 to 15,000. During a visit to Warsaw on Wednesday, the President of the European Council, Grales Michel, said it was legally possible to finance “physical infrastructures” to protect the border from European Union funds.
Thousands of people came to the Polish-Belarusian border this week. Some of them managed to cross the border. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, is considering financing “physical infrastructure”.