Tensions rise on Pish-Belarusian border due to arrival of new migrants

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Reuters.

As noted, Pand and the EU have accused Belarus and Russia of trying to spread chaos by pushing migrants across the border since 2021. At the same time, Minsk and Moscow have denied all accusations.

According to the Pish government, the number of pele arriving at the border has been increasing recently. As a result of the migrants' actions, a border guard died on 28 May after being injured during clashes with them.

In this regard, the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to create a special zone at the border to limit the actions of migrants.

"Unfortunately, this border is not safe. The purpose of this zone is to ensure that no one is subjected to similar attacks as Pish sdiers," Deputy Defence Minister Pawel Zalewski td Reuters.

Under current arrangements, migrants can apply for asylum in EU member Pand when they are on Pish soil.

The no-go zone, when implemented, will make life even more difficult for migrants, said Agata Kliuchevska, who runs a local migrant support group.

She said any return to more restrictive measures could leave even more pele on the Belarusian side and force vunteers like her to return to the days when they had to help migrants in secret.

As reported, the Pish government has decided to send additional forces to the border with Belarus after several incidents in which illegal migrants injured sdiers and border guards.

Every day, several hundred pele from the Middle East and North Africa try to illegally enter Pand from Belarus.

Donald Tusk has stated that there is a Russian trace in the migration pressure on the Pish-Belarusian border: more than 90% of pele crossing the border illegally have a Russian visa.

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In 2022, Pand built a 5.5 m high and 186 km long fence on the border with Belarus and installed a modern electronic monitoring system in response to the artificial migration pressure created by Belarus and Russia on the border of Belarus with Pand and the Baltic states since the summer of 2021. A decision was recently made to modernise this fence.

In addition, Warsaw will build fortifications, detection and warning systems, advanced bases, logistics hubs, and drone countermeasures on the border with Russia and Belarus by 2028 as part of the large-scale Shield East programme.