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Belarus blasts West over fresh sanctions, vows retaliation
Dec 03, 2021 07:04The Belarusian foreign ministry blasts the West for bringing the country under fresh sanctions after accusing Minsk of stoking a migrant crisis.
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EU agrees on more sanctions against Belarus over migrant crisis
Dec 02, 2021 08:10Diplomats 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 08:41Belarus' 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 12:08Belarusian 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 12:00Belarusian 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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Russia slams Poland's use of tear gas on migrants as 'unacceptable'
Nov 16, 2021 14:27Russia 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 11:09Poland 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 12:50Belarus 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.
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Neighbors of Belarus warn migrant crisis might escalate into military confrontation
Nov 12, 2021 01:58Countries bordering Belarus have warned that the ongoing migration crisis, particularly at Poland’s border with Belarus, may trigger a military confrontation on the European Union's eastern borders.
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Russia sends bombers to overfly Belarus as Poland border crisis escalates
Nov 10, 2021 19:01Russia has dispatched strategic bomber planes to fly over Belarus, accusing the European Union (EU) of trying to “strangle” its close ally by shutting Poland’s border to hundreds of desperate migrants trying to cross into the trade union.