Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko organized a migration crisis on the Polish border. However, the aggressive policy of the regime played against it.. Lukashenka’s regime is now pondering what to do with the thousands of people he brought from the Middle East, writes The Washington Post.

The first crack in Lukashenka's " This happened after the dictator's telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Belarusian state news agency BelTA showed migrants lying on a concrete floor in a warehouse and tents near a logistics center in Bruzgi. The agency said the authorities decided to "

Lukashenko claims that he " However, thousands of migrants remain in Belarus. This puts Lukashenka in a difficult position, now he must solve the problems that he himself created. At the same time, it is difficult for a dictator to defend his "

On Tuesday, migrants pelted Polish border guards with stones, shoes and other items, while Polish border guards used water cannons.

The main targets of Lukashenka's "

The EU has imposed four rounds of sanctions since October 2020 over Lukashenka's abuses, including the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in May to arrest a journalist.

On Monday, the European Union decided to impose a fifth round of sanctions against individuals, agencies and airlines involved in the migration crisis.

“In the end, if we compare the current situation with what it was before the crisis, Belarus suffers as a regime and a country.. Lukashenka's regime received new sanctions. He has new problems with his reputation, "

Merkel expressed concern over the situation with migrants. Germany reported that Merkel called the dictator " But this did not stop Lukashenka and his propaganda media from declaring victory in their "

But judging by the comments of Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Limets, Lukashenko did not get what he expected from a conversation with Merkel.. Limets said Lukashenka demanded that Europe recognize him as president and lift sanctions.

\? You are not recognized as the legitimate president. You are recognized as a dictator who can create problems. Therefore, I do not consider this a diplomatic breakthrough.. In a sense, this is only a matter of helping the hostages: you discuss the problem with the one who controls the hostages, and Lukashenka controls the fate of these people, "

The migration crisis comes amid instability in the region as Russia, Belarus' main ally, raises the alarm in the West.

Russian troops gather near Ukraine. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken last week warned Russia against the "

Lukashenko recently issued worrying warnings that World War III could be approaching and said he wants to get several divisions of Russian Iskander missiles to defend against what he calls NATO aggression..

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that the Belarusian authorities were directly involved in creating the crisis, claiming that the Belarusian state travel agency Tsentrkurort organized flights with migrants to Minsk.

Shraibman believes that Lukashenka's goal was to send a message to European leaders about the lifting of sanctions and his recognition as President of Belarus. But he lost by underestimating EU unity in the crisis.

“The idea was to find a vulnerability and split the EU. Did not work out. On the contrary, the sanctions against the regime are not being softened, they are being strengthened, "

Belarusian political scientist Dmitry Bolkunets said that December 8 is the deadline for the application of US sanctions against the Belarusian state-owned enterprise Belaruskali, which will aggravate the financial problems of the regime.. Potash export is an important contribution to the state budget of Belarus.

The phased sanctions period was designed to give companies time to find other sources of potassium and stop trading with Belarus.. Bolkunets added that Lukashenka probably used the " Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov even called on Europe to pay Belarus to help stem the flow of migrants..

“But Lukashenka miscalculated, and now there is no way out,” says Bolkunets.

Analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin has significant influence over Lukashenko and while the Kremlin has allowed the crisis to unfold.

But Putin said Lukashenko did not consult with him, threatening to cut off Russian gas supplies to Europe via a transit pipeline through Belarus.. Putin added that gas will be transported. Since then, Lukashenka has not mentioned this threat.

Political analyst Ben Judah said Lukashenka managed to put himself at the center of EU problems.

“He made it clear to European leaders that he was not going to leave power,” added Judah..

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Merkel criticized for talking to Lukashenko.

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Alexander Lukashenko decided to take revenge on Europe for sanctions and persuade the West to negotiate. Today, thousands of migrants from the Middle East gathered at the Polish-Belarusian border, who, with the help of the Belarusian security forces, are trying to get to the EU countries. The situation on the border is critical: on the one hand, the likelihood of a border breakthrough is growing, on the other, a humanitarian catastrophe.

Read about what is happening on the Polish-Belarusian border and how Poland will resolve the migration crisis in Alexander Shevchenko's article "