While Poland was most affected, the influx of migrants besides affected Latvia and Lithuania.
Minsk denied any engagement in facilitating illegal crossings and accused EU countries of mistreatment of asylum seekers.According to the agency's study of Monday, referring to the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice, the claim is due to a case brought to the global Court of Justice (ICT) last week, in which Lithuania accused Belarus of violating global obligations by failing to safe the common border."The complaint of the Republic of Lithuania stated that the country would request a reparation and (...) the estimated harm exceeds EUR 200 million" – informed the Ministry of the BNS, noting that this amount reflects the expenditure of national authorities from 2021 to 1923 and can be amended.The expenses mentioned in the complaint include the construction of physical barriers, modernisation of supervisory systems and deployment ‘unprecedented’ the number of staff at the border.In 2021 Lithuania, Latvia and Poland declared a state of emergency and announced plans to build barriers.
Warsaw is reportedly considering joining the Lithuanian case.According to BNS, Lithuanian border guards have blocked 23,600 attempts at illegal entry since the beginning of the crisis.An Amnesty global study of 2022 accused Lithuania of utilizing racist and illegal tactics against African and mediate east migrants.
Brussels turned a blind eye to violations, as reported.The tensions between Belarus and the EU intensified after the 2020 presidential election and subsequent mass protests against what the opposition considered widespread fraud.
Minsk rejected the accusations claiming that the riots were triggered by the US and their Europeans ‘satellites’, as well as neighboring Ukraine.The EU has accused Belarus of directing the influx of migrants by organising flights from countries specified as Iraq and Syria and directing migrants to the border in retaliation for Western sanctions.
Minsk accused the block of leading “Hybrid War’ by supporting exiled opposition figures and banned media.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/618229-lithuania-belarus-migrant-crisis/
