Since the beginning of 2021, thousands of migrants have tried to cross the border from Belarus into Lithuania, which is part of the European Union. European authorities say this isn’t an accident. They believe that Belarus is retaliating against E.U. sanctions by weaponizing migration.
Protests in Belarus
Washington Post: EU’s furious that Belarus allowed 4,000 migrants to cross into Europe
Belarus border guards are seen patrolling behind the border fence during a protest action of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) against the arbitrary detention of Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich and nearly twenty other reporters, at the Lithuanian-Belarus border in Salcininkai, Lithuania on May 27, 2021.
