Could this end up being a military conflict between the eu. and belleruse, or at least bellerouse in poland? Is it alread that? I think that depends on what happens at the border itself, and whether cool heads are able to prevail. You know, we've already seen images of bella rush and border guards using lazers and strobe lights to try and distract the polish border guards on the other side. M we've heard certainly reports of blanks being fired in theis extremely tense situation. And so these two things are often being discussed in conjunction as well.
Belarus is promising migrants passage to Europe knowing the EU will turn them away.
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