Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania warned about the risk of military conflict on the Polish-Belarusian border due to the migration crisis. This is stated in a joint statement of defense ministers of three countries.
Ministers (Artis Pabrix – Latvia, Calle Lanet – Estonia, Arvidas Anushauskas – Lithuania) expressed concern about the migration crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland, stating that “large groups of people are collected and delivered to the border zone where they are then forced illegally cross the border, “Rosbalt reports.
The statement of ministers notes that “this increases the likelihood of transition of provocations and serious incidents in the military plane.”
The current situation of the Ministers of the Baltic countries was called one of the most difficult security crises over many years and stated the need for NATO’s unity and EU member states, as well as readiness to support Poland.
Previously, the Deputy Secretary of State in the Polish Foreign Ministry Pavel Jablona reported that about 20 thousand migrants flew to Belarus, who want to get to the European Union. According to the diplomat, migrants on the border “Everything is becoming more and more.”