DISINFO: The US is trying to destroy Europe by closing border crossings with Belarus
SUMMARY
No matter how, the Americans will try to destroy Europe, also using this nasty method [of closing border crossings with Belarus]. Europe and Poland will have to recall their decisions on closed border crossings with Belarus. The actions of Poland, which consistently limits the functioning of border checkpoints with Belarus, are unacceptable to many countries, including the EU members. Even the Germans categorically reject the Polish actions on the border with Belarus. Belarus suffers the least from these actions, which seriously hit China, Kazakhstan and even Turkey and the Arab Emirates.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about alleged lost sovereignty of the EU and its member states (more examples). Pro-Kremlin outlets often portray European states as vassals, puppet states or colonies of the US and NATO.
On 9 February 2023, the Polish authorities decided to close one of the border crossing points with Belarus (Bobrowniki) as a reaction to the sentencing of Andrzej Poczobut (a Polish-Belarusian journalist) to eight years in jail for alleged extremist activities. Recently, Lithuania closed the Stasily-Beniakonie railway crossing with Belarus because of the active cigarette smuggling taking place through this crossing.
The Polish authorities have repeatedly stated that their main concern with Belarus is the intense violation of human rights by the Belarusian authorities, which includes large-scale political repressions, pressure on the activists of the Polish minority and intense intimidation of Belarusian society. Poland supports free and democratic elections in Belarus – only the Belarusians can decide about their future.
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