Tensions between Europe and Belarus are exploding as thousands of people try to cross from Belarus into Poland. Here are questions and answers about the migrant crisis.
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between the European Union and Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus says Europe is blocking them from seeking refuge, turning its back on a growing humanitarian crisis. Poland, and thousands of migrants, are stuck in the middle. Wedged between EU nations and Russia, Belarus has long been known as “Europe’s last dictatorship,” whose leader for the last quarter century, Mr. Lukashenko, held a firm grip on social and political life. Mass protests broke out in 2020, prompting security forces to crack down and leading Europe to respond with sanctions.
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