A migrant crisis on the border with Poland has put the Belarusian president at the center of a clash roiling Europe.
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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.
Migrants Say They Face Abuse on Both Sides of Belarus Border
Stories are emerging of the authorities in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland abusing asylum seekers from the Middle East and using them as political pawns.
Migrants Say They Face Abuse on Both Sides of Belarus Border
Stories are emerging of the authorities in Belarus, Lithuania and Poland abusing asylum seekers from the Middle East and using them as political pawns.
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.
Justice Dept. Brings New Charges in Ransomware Attacks
The department said it had charged a Russian national in one attack and recovered $6.1 million in ransom. It also arrested a Ukrainian man for another attack.