Poland-Belarus border crisis

Russia has sent nuclear-capable bombers into Belarus's airspace in support of Belarus amid a crisis in European countries caused by the influx of thousands of migrants on the Belarusian border.

Russian bombers were seen flying over Belarus for the second day in a row on Thursday near the Polish-Belarusian border.

Belarus is currently embroiled in a dispute with its Eastern European neighbor Poland. Its border with Poland is crowded with thousands of migrants and refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere, seeking to enter Western Europe through Poland.

European countries have accused Belarus of using migrants in retaliation for sanctions imposed on it, as opening its own borders could allow thousands of migrants to enter Europe via Poland.

The European Union (EU) has blamed Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus' authoritarian president, of completing "crossover assaults" because of assents forced on his administration following the contested 2020 decisions, including unlawful intersections by exiles. Incorporates endeavors to cross. 

Belarus has denied the claims in an assertion gave Friday expressing "Comparative, ridiculous charges concerning Belarus have been made at least a couple of times. 

Belarusian President Lukashenko has focused on the need to help military participation even with "forceful activities" by NATO partners. 

In the midst of pressures on the Belarusian-Polish line, Russia has emphatically upheld Belarus, blaming the West for weakening the Middle East and forcing liability regarding transients and haven searchers in Europe.

Russia's national airline Aeroflot has denied reports that the European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarus over its alleged involvement in bringing refugees and migrants to the country.

Belarus and Russia have political, military and economic ties, and Russia has sent fighter jets into its airspace in support of Belarus in the European conflict that began this week.

According to the Associated Press (AP), the Belarussian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that two Russian TU-160 bombers had carried out daily bombardment exercises on a daily firing range, 37 miles east of the Polish border.

Russia sent the bombers a second day on a training mission in Belarus. A pair of Russian TU-22 M3 bombers made a similar flight on Wednesday, and Belarus's air defense system conducted a maneuver to intercept them.

The Russian military said in a statement that the exercise was "not against any third country."

But Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters at UN headquarters in New York: "This is in response to large-scale construction on the Polish-Belarusian border."

UN Security Council meeting

Belarus was condemned by European countries and the United States at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday over tensions between Belarus and the European Union, according to AFP, while Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the European Union. That he should start diplomatic talks with Belarus about about 2,000 migrants.

The migrants include Kurds from the Middle East in particular, who have been living in tent camps on the border between Belarus and Poland in extreme cold weather.

Poland is refusing to allow migrants to cross the border, accusing Minsk of luring them across the border in retaliation for government sanctions.

The European Union (EU) has so far refused to make any direct contact with Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Under the circumstances, the Belarussian president warned on Thursday that any new sanctions could cut off Belarus's natural gas supplies to Europe.

"We are providing warmth to Europe and they are threatening us," he said. What if we cut off the supply of natural gas? "

News is circulating that the European Union will decide next week to impose new sanctions on Belarus over human trafficking due to the migration crisis, in response to which the Belarussian president threatened to suspend gas supplies.

How did the controversy start?

Migrants have been trying to cross the border for months, but the crisis erupted on Monday when hundreds of people tried to cross into Poland and were pushed back by border guards.

At least 10 migrants have died at the border in recent months, seven of them on the Polish border, according to the Polish newspaper Gazeta Viberkza.

Teams from the UN refugee agency, the International Organization for Migration and the Red Cross visited the camp on Thursday to assess the situation and provide assistance.

Polish authorities have banned the movement of journalists and charities in the border area under emergency rules.