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Belarus Red Cross says staff to go to Polish border Friday to deliver aid
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Employees of the Belarusian Red Cross Society plan to go to the border with Poland on November 12 to provide further humanitarian aid to migrants who have been camping there since early this week, Dmitry Shevtsov, the head of the organization's mis
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Canada, UK accuse Belarus of organizing migration crisis in Europe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The escalation of the situation on the border of Belarus and Poland is another action of the Belarusian authorities to create a migration crisis in Europe, London and Ottawa said in a joint statement released by the UK Foreign Office.
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EU will expand sanctions against Belarus, says German foreign minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will expand sanctions on Belarus and individuals and companies involved in transporting illegal migrants there, including sectoral sanctions, Acting Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
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Belarussian, Russian aviation to monitor Belarus-Ukraine border: Lukashenk
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarussian and Russian aviation will monitor the Belarus-Ukraine border, in addition to borders with Poland and Baltic countries, President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday.
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Germany ready to provide humanitarian aid to migrants at Belarusian-Polish
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is ready to provide humanitarian support to migrants stranded at the Belarusian-Polish border, German interior ministry spokesman Steve Alter said on Wednesday.
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Polish government warning Minsk about possible full blocking of border tra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland warned the Belarusian authorities about the possibility of fully suspending all traffic across the border, Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller told the Wirtualna Polska online news outlet.
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Afghan migrants cross over to EU not only from Belarus, but also from Ukra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 10 (ANI): Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Afghan migrants cross over to the European Union not only through Belarus but also through other countries, including Ukraine, the Russian state-owned news agency reported.
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Polish Prime Minister blames Russia for directing migrant run on border
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused Russia on Tuesday of pulling the strings behind what Warsaw sees as a Belarusian operation to smuggle migrants into his country.
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West launched media campaign accusing Russia of provoking migration crisis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russian], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The West, accusing Moscow of involvement in the migration crisis around the EU countries and Belarus, launched a media campaign to evade responsibility, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
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EU to impose more sanctions against Minsk soon: Commission
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will impose more sanctions against Belarus over the situation at the Belarusian-Polish border, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Tuesday.
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Vatican calling on Europe to take responsibility for refugees on Polish-Be
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Top Vatican diplomat Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher called on the European authorities on Tuesday to take responsibility for migrants and refugees in connection with the crisis on Belarus' border with Poland and Lithuania.
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OSCE chairperson calls for respecting Human Rights Commitments amid migrat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde called on Belarus and Poland to respect their OSCE commitments on human rights and expressed concerns over the border migration crisis.
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