In an interview with Bild, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki suggested that the migration crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border could be used to divert new military action against Ukraine. In particular, the head of the Polish government called on Germany to stop the procedures for launching the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline if Russia wants to “work for peace,”
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The head of government, answering questions from the publication, linked the commissioning of the pipeline with Poland’s fight against migrants at the EU border. Moravetsky said he feared an escalation of the situation on the border with Belarus, where several thousand migrants were stranded.
“We are defending the EU border here in Poland! And if we talk about a more global picture, let’s work together for peace, and not give (Russian President) Vladimir Putin extra money through payments for energy resources so that he can continue to modernize (the Russian army), “- said the prime minister, responding to the question of what he will say in a scheduled conversation with Olaf Scholz, who is running for German chancellor.
The migration crisis as a factor to divert attention from the Russian invasion of Ukraine
According to Morawiecki, Warsaw cannot rule out anything in the situation with migrants. The prime minister believes that Putin and the ruler of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, are “clearly following a strategy to destabilize the West.” “We do not know what else they are planning. It is also possible that the crisis at the border was created only to deter new military attacks that Putin is preparing in Ukraine, ”the politician is convinced.
In early November, The Washington Post reported that the Russian military was being pushed to the border with Ukraine.
U.S. and European officials told the publication they saw “unusual movements of equipment and troops on Russia’s western flank” and began recording it after the September 20-15 Russian-Belarusian exercise, West-2021. The article emphasizes that the movement of troops is taking place against the background of the fact that Russia has taken a tougher position on Ukraine, and the conflict in Donbass “has entered a new stage.”
Politico later published satellite images confirming reports that Russia was once again concentrating troops and military equipment on the border with Ukraine.
The news has caused concern among some officials in the United States and Europe.
At the same time, the press secretary of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov stated that Ukraine has no confirmation of the information that Russia is again increasing the number of troops in the Crimea, ORDLO and near the Ukrainian borders. The Ministry of Defense calls these reports elements of psychological or propaganda pressure, according to the OPU.
Source: Ukrgate
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