EU declares its aid and calls for sanctions to be imposed on the Belarusian authorities
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Both the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, expressed their opposition to the instrumentalization of migrants by the Belarusian authorities and warned that the campaign currently being carried out by Minsk on the EU's external border would not bring positive results for the authorities.
The United States also reaffirmed its support for countries exposed to migrant smuggling organized by Alexander Lukashenko's regime and called for an immediate end to the migration campaign. The situation on the Belarusian border was expressed by NATO's concern, and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, by solidarity with Poland.
“I call on the Member States to approve an extended system of sanctions against the Belarusian authorities which are responsible for this hybrid attack. Belarus must stop endangering people's lives, ”Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission said.
She added that the Belarusian authorities must also understand that putting pressure on the EU by cynically instrumentalizing migrants will not help them achieve their goals.
