Belarus is able to difficulty a response to any new packages of sanctions, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko mentioned on Thursday at a gathering with the management of the Council of Ministers.
The European Union, the US and NATO have accused the Belarusian chief of producing a migrant disaster on the EU’s japanese frontier as retribution for sanctions over human rights abuses.
The European Union is ready to increase sanctions in opposition to Belarus, Germany’s appearing Overseas Minister Heiko Maas instructed German lawmakers on Thursday. The USA can also be making ready “follow up sanctions” designed to carry Belarusian leaders accountable for “ongoing assaults on democracy, human rights and worldwide norms,” a spokesman for the White Home’s Nationwide Safety Council mentioned on Wednesday.
“Too many individuals began scaring us with the fifth bundle [of sanctions]. Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, you have been instructed on this fifth bundle: we should always not forgive them something,” Lukashenko mentioned, referring to the Belarus authorities chief.
“Poland is scaring us that it’s going to shut the border. Please, shut: fewer fugitives will transfer there. The query isn’t that. I simply listened to those scoundrels, who’re truly headless. And if we shut the transit via Belarus? It won’t cross via Ukraine: the Russian border is closed there. There are not any roads via the Baltic States. If we shut it for Poles and, for instance, for the Germans, what’s going to occur then? We should not cease at nothing defending our sovereignty and independence,” Lukashenko mentioned.
He additionally famous that the transnational export gasoline pipeline Yamal – Europe runs via Belarus, and just lately the quantity of gasoline transit from Russia to the West has considerably elevated.
“We’re heating Europe and so they nonetheless threaten us with closing the border. And what if we shut off pure gasoline there? I might due to this fact suggest that the management of Poland, Lithuania and different headless individuals suppose earlier than talking. However that is their enterprise. If they’re closing it, allow them to shut it. The Overseas Ministry should warn everybody in Europe: in the event that they impose further sanctions on us, that are ‘indigestible’ and ‘unacceptable’ for us, we should reply,” mentioned Lukashenko.
In an announcement revealed on Thursday by the press service of the President of the Republic of Belarus, the top of state alleged there are makes an attempt to switch weapons and ammunition to the camp of migrants to be able to provoke a battle.
Lukashenko mentioned the Ministry of Protection, the KGB and the border troops want to make sure management over the motion of NATO and Polish troops.
“You’ll be able to already see 15,000 navy personnel, tanks, armored autos, helicopters and planes flew. They pulled as much as our border, furthermore, insolently, with out warning anybody. Though below contracts they’re obliged to do that,” Lukashenko mentioned.
“You have to see them, and it’s essential to have plans of counteraction, God forbid that. We’re not deploying our group of the Armed Forces, I didn’t give such directions. However we should see. And foresee every part. So, in the event that they create a warfare on the border there, and we prove to not be prepared for it, ” confused Lukashenko.
Lukashenko added that he had requested the Russian Ministry of Protection via the Russian President Vladimir Putin to affix the watch on the borders of Belarus.
“As I seen yesterday, they despatched strategic bombers right here, accompanied by our fighter jets. We should continuously monitor the state of affairs on the border. Allow them to squeak and shout. Sure, these are bombers which are able to carrying nuclear weapons. However we’ve got no different alternative right here. We should see what they’re doing there exterior,” he mentioned.
The top of state famous that Russians and Belarusians should management the state of affairs collectively.
“That ring — the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine — must be monitored by Russian and Belarusian servicemen. That is what we’ve got agreed with the Russians. We should not joke. The state of affairs there’s severe. Most significantly, they’ve moved away from the agreements. We have no idea what they need,” mentioned Lukashenko.
The President mentioned that on Thursday morning there have been 1,790 individuals within the camp and 322 on the Polish aspect, whom the Poles tried to push out into Belarusian territory at night time.
“Nevertheless it did not work out. They do not wish to go from there. And now 322 persons are sitting there on that border. It is okay, they are going to kind it on the market. However there are 1,790 individuals, who’re principally within the camp within the Bruzgi space,” mentioned Lukashenko.
