Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has issued threats to Poland on Monday, Belta news agency reported.
Alexander Lukashenko has said he does not want a conflict with Poland, which could “lead to war”, adding that if the immigration crisis on the two countries’ borders “pulls in”, then war is inevitable.
“We have to reach out to the Poles, to every Pole, and show them that we are not barbarians, that we do not want conflict. We do not need it. “Because we understand that if things go too far, war is inevitable,” he said. “And that would be a disaster. We understand this very well. We do not want any kind of ignition. “
He also warned that Poland would consider the consequences of implementing its threat to close the railway crossing with Belarus, saying that in that case, train traffic would be diverted to pass through the Donbas war zone in eastern Ukraine.
Belarus does not want a conflict with Poland, but is awaiting a response from Brussels on whether the European Union will accept 2,000 migrants trapped on Belarus’ border, Lukashenko said. He also said that Belarus would ask Germany to welcome migrants, adding that the European Union had not contacted Minsk on the issue.
The European Union accuses Belarus of gathering thousands of people from the Middle East to cross the border into Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, forcing them to cross into European Union territory in response to European sanctions against Minsk for its brutality. suppression of the opposition movement.
Polish Prime Minister Matthew Morawiecki warned yesterday that the immigration crisis on the border with Belarus could be a prelude to something worse, while, according to Polish border guards, Belarusian forces continue to transport migrants to the border.
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