Moscow: Belarus Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied allegations from Warsaw that Minsk coordinated migrant waves that tried to cross into European countries Poland.
“Belarusian Ministry of Defense considers the allegations of the Polish team baseless and unfounded,” he said in a statement.
Poland on Monday said that he had blocked an offer by hundreds of migrants to enter the country of Belarus and warned “armed” escalation with thousands of greater nearby borders.
Washington and Brussels called for Minsk to stop what they described as a wave of entry and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Tuesday the border crisis threatened the security of all EU.
The Belarus Defense Ministry on Tuesday in turn accused Poland “intentionally” increasing tension.
Polish said mobilized 10,000 military personnel to the border without giving a previous warning to Belarusian authorities, in what he said was a violation of the joint security agreement.
Minsk said that in accordance with the agreement, observers must be present at each deployment of more than 6,000 military personnel.
“Minsk has so far not received observer notifications or invitations from the Polish side.” Belarusian Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov told the news agency managed by the Government of the Belta on Tuesday that migrants were in the former Soviet country “legally,” added: “There is no violation of law in the migrant section so far.”
Belarus denies the allegations of Poland who are ‘unfounded’ on migrants
