Iraqi Kurds and other migrants said they were fleeing despair at home, but Belarus encouraged them, offering visas and helping them get to the border.
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Migrant Crisis in Belarus Tests Putin’s Uneasy Alliance With Lukashenko
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.
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.
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.
Surge in Flights to Belarus Fuels Migrant Buildup at Polish Border
A spike in air travel from the Middle East to Belarus points to a concerted effort to funnel migrant toward the European Union, E.U. officials say.
E.U. Blames Belarus for Migrant Crisis at Poland Border
Poland has massed troops at the border, the European Union’s eastern frontier, to keep migrants camped there from crossing into the country.