Alexander Lukashenko Warns Eu Belarus Will Not Become A Camp For Fleeing Migrants
“If some think that we will close our borders with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine and become a camp for people fleeing Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Tunisia they are mistaken,” Lukashenko said during a government meeting. Lukashenko added another mocking comment, saying: “We won’t hold anyone, they are coming not to us but to the enlightened, warm and cozy Europe.” Belarus’ refusal to cooperate with the EU on halting illegal migration is retaliation for the EU placing economic sanctions on Belarus for the arrest of a journalist in May after diverting his flight to Belarus....