Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with self-proclaimed President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday, the third since the beginning of the month. The press service of the president of the Russian Federation reports about it .
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“The exchange of views on the migration crisis on the borders of Belarus with the EU countries has continued – taking into account the previous telephone conversation of Alexander Lukashenko with the acting Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel,” the statement said.
According to the Telegram-channel “Pool One”, the interlocutors today discussed the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border and “joint actions to defend the borders of the Union State”, as well as the situation in Ukraine and “unscheduled exercises” of Ukraine and the US “near the borders of Russia and in the Black Sea. “
It is reported that Lukashenko informed Putin about a telephone conversation with Merkel that took place the day before.
The parties also discussed the schedule of future contacts.
Let’s add
The day before, Lukashenko and Merkel had a telephone conversation. It took place against the backdrop of a situation with illegal migrants storming the Polish border from Belarus.
We will remind
On November 8, the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border worsened.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the country had prepared troops along the border due to the tense situation with migrants. A large group of illegals tried to break into the country. Shots were heard at the border. Belarusian border guards said they sounded from the Polish side.
On the night of November 10, two groups of migrants invaded Poland from Belarus and detained them. Then there were a few more breakthrough attempts.
On November 10, Belarus announced an increase in air defense forces on the border with the EU.
We will add also that on November 16 on the Polish-Belarusian border migrants once again tried to storm a fence of the Polish border and threw stones at frontier guards. As a result, one of the officers was seriously injured.
Ukraine’s reaction
To avoid the influx of migrants from Belarus, Ukraine will strengthen the protection of the state border with the neighboring country. According to Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, the most vulnerable sections of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border will be reinforced by additional units of the State Border Guard Service, the National Police and the National Guard. It is a question of 8,5 thousand security officers.
Source: Ukrgate
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