Belarus deploys migrants in clash with European Union – Kashmir Reader
From kashmirreader.com
2022-01-17 21:18:00
Excerpt:
The key to this migrant crisis has been Putin. He has been Lukashenko’s benefactor and guarantor.
When Alexander Lukashenko crushed a nationwide revolt against his fraudulent presidential victory, he had been hampered by sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union since the summer of 2020, which were biting hard. In response, Lukashenko began offering safe passage for Middle Easterners to Europe, first to Minsk, capital of Belarus, and then, often by government bus, to Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. The motive behind this was to force EU to ease its sanctions against Belarus, by directly threatening an immigration flood tide. In some cases, migrants had even paid five to ten-thousand dollars to come to Belarus, reflecting money profiteering by Lukashenko’s regime. However, there were also others, mostly economic migrants, who had come with minimal expense.
The migrants fleeing the war-torn countries included Afghans, Iraqis and ethnic Kurds. The desperation…
