After some accusations/speculations, “Turkey bans citizens from Syria, Yemen and Iraq from flying to Minsk, Belarus

Turkey bans citizens from Syria, Yemen and Iraq from flying to Minsk

Move comes amid standoff between Belarus and EU over arrival of thousands of people at Polish border

Turkey has blocked citizens of Syria, Yemen and Iraq from buying flight tickets to Belarus, in an apparent attempt to avoid sanctions on Turkish entities over their role in the arrival of hundreds of people from the Middle East along the EU’s eastern border.

Poland reinforces border with Belarus as migrant crisis escalates

Thousands of migrants remain on the Belarus-Poland border Originally published on Global Voices The standoff on the
EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border

European Union officials on Nov. 10 accused Belarus of state-sponsored “trafficking” of human lives by luring

Western delegates on UN security council call for ‘strong reaction’ from international community, but make no mention of Russia

The United States and European delegations on the UN security council have urged action over Belarus’s behaviour on its border with Poland, describing the migrant crisis as “orchestrated” and saying Minsk was endangering migrants “for political purposes”.

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