Minsk refuses to help Europe with illegal immigrants
The Belarusian border service has been accused of facilitating illegal migration in Europe. European border guards Frontex, who provide assistance to Lithuanian border guards, said Belarusian security forces were helping illegal immigrants reach the border with Lithuania.
Photo: Lilia Sharlovskaya
According to Delphi specialists at patrol in Shalchininki District. It is stated that on the other side of the border, a group of migrants was seen accompanied by a departmental vehicle. The Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior said that such vehicles are used by Belarusian border guards.
Migrants are escorted to the Lithuanian border: @Frontex records actions of Belarusian border guards https: //t.co/UuLfDKME2R
— Eitvydas Bajarūnas ( @EitvydasB) August 3, 2021
Since the beginning of the year, more than four thousand illegal migrants have arrived in Lithuania from Belarus. According to reports, Lithuanian border guards “ returned & # 39; & # 39; There are several groups of illegal immigrants in Belarus.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has previously said that Minsk is unable to deter illegal migrants from the Middle East who use Belarus as a transit point on the road. to the European Union.
“ They strangle us and demand of us … we protect them & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; the next day he was indignant.
Meanwhile, the Russian embassy in Lithuania has denied allegations of facilitating illegal migration at the same level as in Minsk. The Baltic Foreign Ministry therefore said that not only Belarus but also Russia could contribute to illegal border crossings.