Media mentions – Belarus
This migration crisis is quite useful from the perspective of the domestic political agenda for the party because they are at the moment in trouble
Due to the situation on the border between Poland and Belarus, the energy dossier is once again essential in the relations between the EU and its Neighborhood
This is an untapped potential and would require courageous steps from the E.U
The message to the EU is: do you want to hit me? I am going to stop protecting your borders. But this is false, Lukashenka never protected the borders.
The rhetoric of the Polish government has led it into a vicious circle from which it is increasingly difficult to escape
Even if things eventually calm down, Europe will not be safe, while dictator Lukashenko remains in place. Economic sanctions will have to be increased
For him, this is about vengeance and is a matter of regime survival – meaning that he is ready to escalate further, and to seek Russia’s backing in the process
The Guardian quotes from ECFR’s latest commentary on the Polish-Belarus border crisis,