Last year Vladimir V. Putin helped save Aleksandr G. Lukashenko’s Belarusian regime. But Russia now has an ever-more-erratic ally and risks entanglement in a dangerous crisis.
Tag: Belarus
Fears of Belarus-Poland Conflict Amid Provocative Words and Troop Moves
On both sides of the Belarus-Poland border, hyperbole and military exercises have raised fears of an armed conflict in Europe.
In Border Crisis, Europe’s Unsavory Migration Deals Come Home
Europe has long paid other nations to keep refugees away from its borders. Now, Belarus wants something, too, and has brought migrants right to Europe’s door to get it.
Migrants in Peril, and Raw Emotions, in a Volatile European Border Standoff
A confrontation over migrants between Belarus and Poland is growing more volatile, as nationalist fervor rises in both countries and a humanitarian disaster looms.
Who Is Aleksandr Lukashenko? Here’s What You Need to Know
A migrant crisis on the border with Poland has put the Belarusian president at the center of a clash roiling Europe.
Belarus-Poland Clash Spills Into U.N. Security Council
The United States joined several countries in a statement condemning Belarus, but the Russian envoy dismissed their criticism as politically motivated hypocrisy.
On the Ground: Migrants in Poland’s Forests Are Hiding and Hurting
The forests stretch past a restricted zone, and it is there that migrants like this group of eight who have made it past the guards and the razor wire are waiting for an opportunity to continue on.
Russia Reacts to Belarus-Poland Border Crisis
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said that Russia was doing all it could to resolve the situation, but he also warned of the possibility of a military escalation, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
As Poland Celebrates Its Independence Day, Far-Right Groups Stage Rallies
In downtown Warsaw, tens of thousands of demonstrators started their march by lighting red flares and singing the national anthem.
Poland Gets Support From Europe on Tough Borders
Faced with the weaponization of migrants from Belarus, the European Union is defending Poland’s hard line even as it withholds funds over rule of law violations.