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EU agrees on more sanctions against Belarus over migrant crisis
Dec 02, 2021 11:40Diplomats of the European Union (EU) have agreed to add 28 individuals and bodies to a list of sanctions against Belarus, repeating claims that Minsk is luring migrants to the border with Poland in retaliation for existing EU sanctions.
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Belarus to halt Russian energy flow to Europe amid tensions with Poland
Dec 01, 2021 12:11Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko says his government will suspend Russian energy flows to Europe in response to Poland's closure of the border with his country amid a migrant crisis.
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Belarus urges Germany to welcome migrants stranded at Polish border
Nov 26, 2021 15:38Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on Germany to take in the migrants stranded on the Belarusian border with Poland.
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Belarus leader: ‘We are not barbarians’, do not want confrontation with Poland over migrants
Nov 22, 2021 15:30Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country does not seek confrontation with neighboring Poland over the recent migrant crisis, but expects the European Union to take responsibility for the fate of 2,000 asylum-seekers stranded on its border.
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FM: Removal of all illegal sanctions, Tehran's main goal in Vienna talks
Nov 18, 2021 17:33Iran’s foreign minister says the main goal pursued by Iran during the forthcoming talks with the remaining parties to the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers is to secure removal of all illegal sanctions imposed on the country.
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Poland detains 100 migrants at border, says Belarus helped intruders
Nov 18, 2021 14:17The Polish army says it has detained some 100 migrants who had illegally crossed into Poland from Belarus overnight, accusing the Belarusian army of helping them make the intrusion.
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Poland-Belarus border crisis: Minsk ‘temporarily’ closes oil pipeline to EU
Nov 18, 2021 06:55Belarus has temporally closed a pipeline carrying oil supplies from Russia to a number of European Union member states, citing maintenance work.
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Russia slams Poland's use of tear gas on migrants as 'unacceptable'
Nov 16, 2021 17:57Russia has denounced Poland's use of tear gas and water cannon against migrants trying to cross into the country from Belarus, describing the move as "absolutely unacceptable."
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Poland urges NATO to take 'concrete steps' amid Belarus border crisis
Nov 15, 2021 14:39Poland has called on NATO to take "concrete steps" to resolve the refugee crisis on the country’s border with Belarus, a move that is likely to heighten tensions in the region.
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Belarus warns of harsh military response as migrant dispute persists
Nov 12, 2021 16:20Belarus has warned of a harsh military response to any attack, as tensions escalate over a migrant crisis on the border with Poland, which according to Minsk, is dragging Europe into a full-blown military conflict.