(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, NOV 9 - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz
Morawiecki said Tuesday that an unprecedented wave of migrants
trying to illegally enter Poland from Belarus threatened the
security of the entire European Union. "Sealing the Polish
border is our national interest. But today the stability and
security of the entire EU is at stake," Morawiecki said on
Twitter. "This hybrid attack of (Belarusian President Alexander)
Lukashenko's regime is aimed at all of us. We will not be
intimidated and will defend peace in Europe with our partners
from NATO and EU." Belarus denied the charges that it was
coordinating the attempted crossings. The Belarusian defence
ministry called the allegations "unfounded and unsubstantiated"
and accused Poland of "deliberately" escalating tensions. On
Monday Poland blocked a bid by hundreds of migrants -- mostly
from the Middle East -- to breach the razor-wire border fence as
thousands more massed in the area. The latest grim chapter of
Europe's migrant crisis saw Washington and Brussels call on
Minsk to stop what they describe as an orchestrated influx. NATO
on Monday also hit out at Minsk, accusing the government there
of using the migrants as political pawns, while the European
Union called for fresh sanctions against Belarus. (ANSA-AFP).
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