Airplane ferrying migrants touched down in Iraq. Polish policy works? NEWS 2021 11 18

The first 374 migrants returned back home to Iraq from Belarus today after having failed on multiple occasions to get past the Polish forces on their planned journey to Germany and other countries in Western Europe. Belarusian representatives have stated that a deal with Germany is possible, under which 2,000 migrants would be distributed across the EU while Belarus would send 5000 home. Germany denies that any such agreement has been reached. OFF There were several attempts to forcibly cross the border yesterday. One of them involved about 500 people. The migrants behaved aggressively. They threw stones and firecrackers. Belarusian security services actively aided the migrants in their attempted crossing PPOR. SG ANNA MICHALSKA SPOKESPERSON OF THE KG BORDER GUARD Not only were they, blinding us with lasers. (flash) but during an attempt to repair the razor wire fence, Belarusian service officers also threw stones at us. In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki noted that by defending the eastern border, Poland is also defending the border of the European Union and NATO. MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI POLAND'S PRIME MINISTER If we can't stop thousands of migrants right now, hundreds of thousands or even millions will soon come to Europe from Africa, the Middle East and other countries. There are more than 80 million people living in Germany. Would another 50 million be allowed to come? I think the people of Germany wouldn't be happy about it because they want to maintain their standard of living and they want to keep their culture. On Friday, 430 migrants found their way to Minsk airport. Many of them have already flown to Iraq. OFF Tomorrow the European Union will impose another package of sanctions on Belarus, which will apply not only people associated with the regime. Yesterday, the Polish parliament amended a law that will make it possible for the Interior Minister to issue a ban on entry into border areas by means of a decree.