The sharp increase in tensions has rattled European officials, with images of desperate migrants evoking the refugee crisis of 2015. In response to the growing numbers, Poland increased its forces in the area to more than 17,000 soldiers, border guards and police, Polish officials said. “There is not enough water and food,” the Belarus border service said in a statement, describing the people in the camp as mainly Kurds. The two spoke by phone Tuesday, the Kremlin said, and discussed the situation at the Polish border. Polish officials said that in addition to those at the border, more than 10,000 migrants were elsewhere in Belarus, also hoping to get to the EU.

Source: bd News24 November 10, 2021 15:41 UTC