The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi
On October 28, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said belarus and Russia would take a hard line in light of Poland's military build-up activities in the border areas with Belarus. Recently, in order to prevent the influx of migrants from the Belarusian border, Poland announced that it would increase the number of troops stationed in the border areas with Belarus to about 10,000 people.
On August 27, 2021, local time, in the border area between Poland and Belarus, a Polish soldier built a barbed wire fence on the border to prevent immigrants from Belarus from entering. People's Vision Infographic
According to tass news agency reported on the 28th, Lukashenko said that Poland will send Leopard tanks to crack down on illegal immigrants on the border with Belarus. "I can't imagine how tanks will fight civilians." In a meeting with Russian Attorney General Igor Krasnov, Lukashenko said, "They are just looking for an excuse to bring their armed forces close to our border, the border between Belarus and Russia, two allied states." ”
Lukashenko said Belarus and Russia would respond "very strongly" to Poland's military operations but would wait a while to "warn them."
According to the Financial Times, Poland plans to send an additional 2,500 soldiers to the border with Belarus to help border guards stop the influx of illegal immigrants, which will bring the number of soldiers deployed in the region to 10,000. TASS reported that Poland will also deploy troops of the 10th Light Armored Brigade equipped with Leopard tanks in the city of Biała-Podráska, which borders Belarus.
Previously, Lukashenko had pointed out that Belarus would no longer curb the influx of illegal immigrants into EU countries because Western sanctions had left Belarus "without money and unable to do so." Belarusian border service staff have repeatedly disclosed the use of violence by Lithuania, Poland and Latvia to deport migrants into Belarus.
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