The European Union and the United States announced Monday, November 16, preparing new sanctions against the Belarusian regime, unconvinced by assurances from Minsk to return “at their home” migrants camping at the Polish border after orchestrating their influx. Follow our live dedicated to migration crisis at the border between Belarus and the EU.
European Union sanctions. Member States will adopt “in the next few days” new sanctions against people and organizations contributing to the influx of thousands of migrants to the Polish border, orchestrated according to Westerners by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, announced the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
A young Syrian migrant buried. Ahmad Al Hasan, 19, drowned last month while trying to cross the river that was supposed to take him to the European Union. On Monday, the young Syrian migrant was buried in a cemetery in Poland’s tiny Muslim community. This is the first burial in Poland since the start of the migration crisis at the border.
Poutine and Macron agree on a “de-escalation”. Russian and French presidents “have agreed” in order to work for a “de-escalation”, announced the Elysee Palace on Monday, after a 1h45 call between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Poutine. “Our hope is that this long interview will be able to bring results in the days to come”, commented the Elysee.