Joe Biden expressed concern about the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border. In an interview with journalists on Friday, he reported that comments on Minsk’s actions were sent to Russia and Belarus. Vice President Kamala Harris said earlier that the United States was paying “particular attention” to the crisis, and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken indicated that the United States was considering using “various tools” against the Minsk regime.
On Friday, US President Joe Biden was asked by reporters about the situation at the Polish-Belarus border.
– That’s a big concern. “We have informed Russia of our concerns, and we have informed Belarus of our concerns,” Joe Biden said before leaving the White House. “We think this is a problem,” he added. The President will spend the weekend at Camp David.
Title The situation on the border with Belarus President Joe Biden touched on Wednesday during a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “The leaders raised the humanitarian situation at the European Union’s border with Belarus and expressed deep concern about irregular migration flows,” the statement said.
US Vice President on the situation on the Polish-Belarus border
On Friday, it expressed its position on the situation on the border with Belarus US Vice President Kamala Harris. – As for Belarus and what is happening on the border with Poland, we are very concerned and pay special attention to it – she said after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
– I think the Lukashenka regime is involved in very disturbing activities. We discussed this with President Macron and that the attention of the world and its leaders is focused on what is happening there – she added.
It also denounced, among other things, the actions of the Belarusian authorities and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who said on Friday that America is considering the use of “different tools” against Minsk.
State of emergency at the border with Belarus
On the morning of Monday, November 8, the media published information about a large group of migrants walking on the Belarusian side towards the border with Poland. Migrants gathered near Kuźnica. The Ministry of National Defense informed this afternoon that the Ministry of Interior, the Administration and the soldiers managed to stop the first collective attempt to cross the border. The emigrants set up a camp in the Kuźnica region, guarded by the Belarusian services.
a report: The crisis on the Polish-Belarus border
Since September 2, due to emigration pressures, a state of emergency has been imposed in 183 towns of the Podlasky and Lubelsky districts bordering on the Belarusian border. The construction of a dam on the border with Belarus is scheduled for the first half of 2022.
When reporting events at the border, the media can use official government recordings and information almost exclusively. Journalists do not have access to the area under a state of emergency.
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