Nov. 11, 2021 Belarus-Poland border crisis deepens

Belarus is able to problem a response to any new packages of sanctions, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko mentioned on Thursday at a gathering with the management of the Council of Ministers.

The European Union, the United States and NATO have accused the Belarusian chief of producing a migrant crisis on the EU's japanese frontier as retribution for sanctions over human rights abuses. 

The European Union is ready to increase sanctions towards Belarus, Germany's appearing Foreign Minister Heiko Maas advised German lawmakers on Thursday. The United States can be getting ready "follow up sanctions" designed to carry Belarusian leaders accountable for "ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms," a spokesman for the White House's National Security Council mentioned on Wednesday.

“Too many people started scaring us with the fifth package [of sanctions]. Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, you were instructed on this fifth package: we should not forgive them anything,” Lukashenko mentioned, referring to the Belarus authorities chief.

“Poland is scaring us that it's going to shut the border. Please, shut: fewer fugitives will transfer there. The query will not be that. I simply listened to those scoundrels, who're really headless. And if we shut the transit by Belarus? It is not going to cross by Ukraine: the Russian border is closed there. There aren't any roads by the Baltic States. If we shut it for Poles and, for instance, for the Germans, what is going to occur then? We should not cease at nothing defending our sovereignty and independence," Lukashenko said.

He also noted that the transnational export gas pipeline Yamal - Europe runs through Belarus, and recently the volume of gas transit from Russia to the West has significantly increased.

In a press release revealed on Thursday by the press service of the President of the Republic of Belarus, the top of state alleged there are makes an attempt to switch weapons and ammunition to the camp of migrants as a way to provoke a battle. 

Lukashenko mentioned the Ministry of Defense, the KGB and the border troops want to make sure management over the motion of NATO and Polish troops.

"You can already see 15,000 military personnel, tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and planes flew. They pulled up to our border, moreover, insolently, without warning anyone. Although under contracts they are obliged to do this," Lukashenko mentioned.

"You must see them, and you must have plans of counteraction, God forbid that. We are not deploying our group of the Armed Forces, I did not give such instructions. But we must see. And foresee everything. So, if they create a war on the border there, and we turn out not to be ready for it, " harassed Lukashenko.

Lukashenko added that he had requested the Russian Ministry of Defense by the Russian President Vladimir Putin to affix the watch on the borders of Belarus.

The head of state famous that Russians and Belarusians should management the scenario collectively.

"That ring -- the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine -- should be monitored by Russian and Belarusian servicemen. This is what we have agreed with the Russians. We must not joke. The situation there is serious. Most importantly, they have moved away from the agreements. We do not know what they want," mentioned Lukashenko.

The President mentioned that on Thursday morning there have been 1,790 folks within the camp and 322 on the Polish aspect, whom the Poles tried to push out into Belarusian territory at night time. 

"But it didn't work out. They don't want to go from there. And now 322 people are sitting there on that border. It's okay, they will sort it out there. But there are 1,790 people, who are mostly in the camp in the Bruzgi area," mentioned Lukashenko.