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12:39 : Belarus today threatened to respond to possible European sanctions in connection with the crisis on its border with Poland, where a few thousand migrants are stranded in difficult conditions. The country’s President Alexander Loukachenko notably raised the possibility of suspending the operation of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline, which crosses Belarus and delivers Russian gas, in particular to Germany and Poland.
12:04 : Here are the main news at noon:
One month after his death, at the age of 101, Hubert Germain, the last companion of the Liberation, is buried in Mont-Valérien, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron. You can follow the ceremonies in our direct.
• Russia is not involved in the “traffic” of migrants organized by Belarus to the EU but it has a “ability to influence” on Minsk to put an end to it, according to the French Secretary of State for European Affairs.
PSG player Kheira Hamraoui was violently assaulted on November 4. Her teammate Aminata Diallo, suspected of being involved, was taken into police custody. Franceinfo sport takes stock of what we know.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned of a context of “Cold War” in the Asia-Pacific region, at a time when Taiwan is at the heart of growing tensions.
11:49 am : “What is embarrassing for Vladimir Putin is the unprecedented repression that Lukashenko has been carrying out for a year. He is a bit of a hostage of Lukashenko himself because he knows he cannot lose this buffer country between ‘Europe, the West and Russia. “
On our antenna, the journalist analyzes the role of Russia in the migration crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland: “It is obvious that Vladimir Putin cares a lot for Lukashenko. Lukashenko would not be president for a year, if he did not have the support of Russia.”
10:36 : The national company Belavia offers daily flights from Istanbul to Minsk. Other carriers also operate regular flights to Minsk, such as Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot.
(Viktor Tolochko / Sputnik via AFP)
10:37 a.m. : The European Union has raised the possibility of blacklisting airlines that transport migrants from the Middle East to Minsk. According to Frontex, the countries of origin of these migrants are Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran, details the BBC (in English).
09:13 : We take stock of the news:
• Concern is growing over the fate of more than 2,000 migrants, mainly Iraqi Kurds, who are stranded at the Polish border. The UN Security Council will meet urgently, at the request of France, Ireland and Estonia.
• One month after his death, at the age of 101, Hubert Germain, the last companion of the Liberation, will be buried at Mont-Valérien, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron. You can follow the ceremonies from 10 am in our direct.
Germany has crossed for the first time since the start of the pandemic the threshold of 50,000 new cases, a sign of a runaway epidemic, according to the Robert Koch health watch institute.
• The women’s section of PSG is in a state of amazement after the assault last week on Kheira Hamraoui, a French international victim of a violent ambush, and for which her teammate Aminata Diallo was arrested.
08:46 : An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council is to be held this afternoon to find solutions to the crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland. More than 2,000 migrants have been camping in freezing weather for several days in this wooded area. Poland has deployed no less than 15,000 troops to block their way.
(Ramil NASIBULIN / BELTA / AFP)
08:42 : The Secretary of State for European Affairs denounces a “organized human trafficking” by Belarus. At least ten migrants have died in the region since the start of the crisis, including seven on the Polish side of the border, according to the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza.
08:53 : “We are ready to help Poland by sending Frontex, for example. (…) It is not a migratory crisis, it is a migratory attack.”
Invited by BFMTV, the Secretary of State for European Affairs ensures that France will welcome migrants eligible for the right to asylum.
(Arthur Nicholas Orchard / Hans Lucas via AFP)
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6:50 a.m. : The Polish security forces publish photos of the border last night and of its soldiers posted in front of fences.
07:18 : From Lebanon or Syria, Belarus has been organizing flights since this summer to Minsk, its capital, with exiles on board. Once there, smugglers take them to the border with Poland, where they try to reach Europe. The trip costs several thousand euros, says RFI.
07:25 : Here is the main information this morning:
Poland warns of an upsurge in attempts to cross its border illegally. She taxed Belarus of “state terrorism”, source of a new migrant crisis in Europe.
Emmanuel Macron received American Vice-President Kamala Harris, insisting on cooperation “crucial” between France and the United States, two months after the Australian submarine crisis.
He was the last of the companions of the Liberation who fought alongside General de Gaulle in 1940: Hubert Germain was to be buried at Mont-Valérien in the presence of Emmanuel Macron, day of commemoration of the armistice of November 11, 1918.
• The two biggest polluters in the world agree on the climate issue. China and the United States have concluded a “joint declaration on strengthening climate action”, announced the Chinese envoy for the climate in Glasgow.