Belarus's leader Alexander Lukashenko denies claims it is sending people over the border in revenge for EU sanctions. Video footage shows crowds of people on the Belarusian side of a barbed-wire border fence with Poland. Some try to force their way through using bolt cutters, tree trunks and group force, while Polish guards fend them off with what appears to be tear gas.
Many of the migrants are young men but there are also women and children, mostly from the Middle East and Asia. They are camping in tents just inside Belarus, trapped between Polish guards on one side, and Belarusian guards on the other. Overnight temperatures at the border have slumped below zero and several people have already died in recent weeks. Speaking on Tuesday at an emergency parliamentary session after visiting troops on the border, Mr Morawiecki said: "This attack which Lukashenko is conducting has its mastermind in Moscow, the mastermind is President Putin.
He accused the Russian and Belarusian leaders of trying to destabilise the European Union - which the two countries are not part of - by allowing migrants to travel through Belarus and enter the bloc.
Mr Morawiecki described the situation as "a new type of war in which people are used as human shields", and said Poland was dealing with a "stage play" which is designed to create chaos in the EU. He added that it was the first time in 30 years that Poland's border security had been so "brutally attacked". Poland has deployed extra troops to the border, and warned of a possible "armed" escalation, fearing that Belarus might try to provoke an incident.
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, which are all part of the EU, have seen a surge in the number of people trying to enter their countries illegally from Belarus in recent months. On Tuesday, Lithuania declared a state of emergency on its border with Belarus, which will come into effect at midnight.
Poland has seen the most arrivals, especially around its major border crossing at Kuznica. Poland has been accused of pushing migrants back across the border into Belarus, contrary to international rules of asylum.
Irregular migration was the main reason for crossing the border illegally for both Vietnamese and Afghans. In , a temporary route of illegal migration opened up between October and December: the so-called Arctic route through Russia over the land borders with Norway and Finland.
About 6 asylum applicants were counted between October and December. Most were originally from Afghanistan and Syria. The main crossing point was Storskog, the only legal land border crossing between Norway and Russia, which saw 5 applications for asylum in , compared to fewer than 10 the previous year. The flow also spread to neighbouring Finland. The southern part features morainic and aquaglacial plains of sub-Polesie and flat, often marshy lowlands of Polesie. Belarus is located in the water basins of the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.
There are 20, rivers with the total length of 90,km in the country. The biggest rivers are the Dnieper, the Western Dvina, and the Neman. There are almost 11, lakes in Belarus. The biggest lake in Belarus is Naroch They are further divided into districts.
Minsk — the capital city of the Republic of Belarus — is an independent city that does not make part of any other oblasts. According to the National Statistical Committee, as of 1 January the population of Belarus was 9,, This is 0. The urban population of 7,, accounts for Some 2,, people are rural residents. There are towns, 85 urban-type settlements, and 23, villages in Belarus.
None of around migrants gathered near the town of Bialowieza managed to breach the border, with attempted crossings on Wednesday, according to the Polish border guard service. Neighbouring Lithuania, which like Poland has imposed a state of emergency on the border, also reported new crossing attempts.
It said it had asked the United Nations to discuss creating a "humanitarian corridor" from the border zone to help the migrants return to their home countries, saying social media accounts showed some people trapped there wanted to go back.
The Iraqi embassy in Moscow on Thursday said it was ready to help evacuate any Iraqi nationals who wanted to return home from Belarus, inviting them to contact it by WhatsApp or email. EU foreign ministers may approve more Belarus sanctions on Monday that could include individuals and companies, according to one diplomat. The bloc's executive commission said airlines that bring migrants would be on the list and two diplomats said the main airport in Belarus was also being considered. The EU accuses Lukashenko of manufacturing the crisis in revenge for earlier sanctions in response to a violent crackdown on mass street protests against his rule in Germany said he must be countered with all strength.
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