BRUSSELS — European Union ministers are holding emergency talks on Aug. 18 in response to allegations that Belarus is deliberately sending migrants to Lithuania as part of a “hybrid warfare” campaign to destabilize the Baltic EU member country.
Associated Press: EU holds migrant talks, accuses Belarus of ‘hybrid warfare’
Migrants are seen through a fence as the stand in a camp near the border town of Kapciamiestis, Lithuania, on July 18, 2021. - Lithuania has seen more than 2,000 arrivals since the start of the year across the border from Belarus. Most of the migrants are from Iraq and Lithuanian officials suspect the influx is being orchestrated by the Russia-backed Belarusian regime as retaliation against EU sanctions.
