Russian President calls for dialogue on refugee situation between EU and Belarus

The Kremlin said on November 10 that, at the initiative of the German side, Russian President Putin had a phone conversation with German Acting Chancellor Angela Merkel. In the face of the crisis with migrants on the Belarusian border with European Union countries, the Russian leader proposed establishing a dialogue.

During the telephone conversation, Russian President Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel reviewed the situation with refugees at the Belarusian border with EU countries. The two leaders expressed concern about the humanitarian consequences of the migration crisis. The Russian leader suggested arranging a discussion of issues that arose during direct contacts of representatives of EU member states with Belarus. Russian President Putin and German Chancellor Merkel agreed to continue their conversation on this topic.

Several thousand people from the Belarusian side reached the Polish border and did not leave the border area. Photo: Reuters

Earlier, the migration crisis on the Belarusian border with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, where migrants have been pouring in since the beginning of the year, escalated sharply on November 8. Several thousand people from the Belarusian side reached the Polish border and did not leave the border area, some of them tried to enter the Polish territory, breaking through the barbed wire fence.