Germany's Dobrindt says Russia, Belarus trying to 'weaponize migration' – DW – 07/21/2025
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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Poland’s measures to secure its border with Belarus were having an “enormous impact” on migration while on a visit to the border area.

“Here you can see how effective external border protection is done,” Dobrindt told reporters.

Dobrindt said that Russia and Belarus were trying to “weaponize migration” to destabilize Poland, Germany and the EU.

Poland has long accused the leadership of Belarus and Russia of deliberately encouraging illegal border crossings into Poland.

Dobrindt praised the controls Poland had in place in response to Germany’s increased border checks.

“We support this,” the German minister said, calling it an important contribution to prevent a new EU migration route from Belarus.

“Poland is Germany’s most important partner within the EU, alongside our French neighbours,” Dobrindt said. https://p.dw.com/p/4xnu2

  • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The only one weaponizing immigration is the (nazi party) AfD. And you, Dobrindt, are helping it, by playing ball. Go kfuck yourself.

    • Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      14·
      3 days ago

      In the Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum 2025 in Bucharest a few weeks ago, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko criticized Russia not only for its blatant violations of human rights and international law, emphasizing how the Kremlin’s aggression has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe, but also for the deliberate use of migrants as tools of hybrid warfare, particularly by Russia and Belarus:

      [Russia and Belarus} have facilitated the movement of people from the Middle East and other regions toward EU borders, especially those of Lithuania, Poland, and Finland. This orchestrated migration flow aims to destabilize the EU and NATO by overwhelming border security, creating humanitarian crises, and pressuring for political concessions. Goncharenko called for legislative and policy measures that protect both migrants and host societies, and for sustained support in rebuilding Ukraine and supporting returning refugees.