The Belarusian ruler Lukashenko is threatening to let refugees from the Near and Middle East across the borders into the neighboring EU countries. But they are not welcome there.
Latvia has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country because of hundreds of illegal migrants on the border with Belarus. It is valid until November 10 for several regions in the south-east and south of the country near Belarus. That was decided by the government in the capital Riga.
According to the agency BNS, the border guards are thus authorized to send back illegally entered migrants from neighboring Belarus – if necessary by force.
The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko has openly threatened in the past to allow people from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan or Syria to cross the border in response to the EU sanctions imposed on his country. There were particularly many illegal border crossings in Lithuania, where the government has already declared a state of emergency in order to be able to react more quickly.
According to the agency, 283 people have been arrested for illegally crossing the border in Latvia in the past four days alone. There were more than 340 in total in the past few months. The EU is considering further sanctions against Lukashenko – also because the ruler is exploiting migrants for political purposes.
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