The shortest sea route between Europe and Asia passes through the Arctic Due to thick ice it is not traversable for most of the year. Russia has now decided to invest about $10 billion in the near future in order for the region to become an international transport corridor 365 days a year. Developing the route will require a huge investment, but the potential profit will be even greater.
Since noon August 8, another 35 third-country migrants who have tried to cross the state border illegally have been recorded on the Latvian border, said Kristīne Pētersone, a spokeswoman for the State Border Guard.
Representatives of the European Commission and Lithuania accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of a provocation as, in recent days, hundreds of illegal migrants crossed the border between Belarus and Lithuania. Vilnius began to send them back, but Lukashenko gave a clear order to security forces on Thursday: ‘Close every metre of the border.’
Lithuanian border guards began returning migrants to Belarus on Tuesday night by order of the minister of the interior. They were supported by the military police and dog handlers. Border guards, who are allowed to use violence, if necessary, returned several groups of refugees from the border during the night.
The Polish minority of Dziewieniszki in Lithuania are infuriated by the decision to relocate 1,000 illegal migrants to their town, inhabited by only 500 people. The Poles believe that this action is meant to be an anti-Polish provocation by Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Arvydas Anusauskas, who hastily signed a document on the matter.
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