Lukashenko: We Won’t Protect the EU from Growing Waves of Migrants
“If you invited them, then accommodate them,” the Belarusian president said, denying any responsibility for facilitating the pressure on the EU’s eastern border.
“If you invited them, then accommodate them,” the Belarusian president said, denying any responsibility for facilitating the pressure on the EU’s eastern border.
“Extraordinary measures need to be employed” on the EU’s eastern borders, the four countries argue, asking for at least €2.5 billion for a 700-km defense line.
Russia’s intentions in planning to adjust its water borders in the Baltic Sea remain unclear.
Concerned Latvian MEPs argue that the Greens must bear responsibility for a spy exposed in their ranks.
Estonia plans to establish a network of 600 bunkers along its border area with Russia at the beginning of 2025.
An armed incident at the border or a massive influx of migrants could trigger the complete closure of the border, the four countries said.
“We must be prepared for the Danish presence in the Baltics to be long-term, and there is a need for balancing between having soldiers on the ground and being ready to deploy them from Denmark,” Denmark’s defence minister said.
The rise of the Right in the small Baltic country may be part of a bigger regional trend toward conservative governments.
Diplomatic relations reach a new low, as Estonia sits on the frontline of confrontation with Russia.
We Estonians know from our own historical experience what happens when we make concessions to Russia.
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