“This week, I think, will remain tense, as the number of migrants could grow even further. Currently, there are about 3-4 thousand people near the Polish-Belarusian border, the total number in Belarus is higher. Those flights, mainly through the airports of Syria, Turkey and the UAE, have not been canceled and are still going on, “the chief adviser to the president told News Radio on Tuesday.
“The number of potential migrants is only growing and the new direction not only in Poland, but also in Lithuania and Latvia may appear and the necessary preparation is needed, which has not started yesterday, it is being done. At the same time, a very strong response is needed to stop what the Belarussian regime is doing, “he added.
The adviser also said that a united and serious response from the European Union was needed, with additional sanctions on the Minsk regime, aimed at both stopping flights and returning migrants from Belarus to their countries of origin.
The Ministry of the Interior, in response to the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, where several thousand migrants are concentrated, on Monday proposed the introduction of a state of emergency on the Lithuanian border.
This year, over 4.2 thousand people entered Belarus illegally from Belarus. migrants, but after the border guards changed tactics in August, almost 6 thousand more were not allowed to enter the country. persons.
Vilnius accuses the Minsk regime of organizing migratory flows and calls it hybrid aggression. As a result, an emergency situation has been declared in Lithuania.
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