Media Watch- November 14

Position of the Republika Polonia on Legal Sovereignty of the Republic of Poland https://republikapolonia.org/2021/11/position-of-the-republika-polonia-on-legal-sovereignty-of-the-republic-of-poland/ Chairman Menendez Statement on Lukashenka Regime’s Trafficking of Migrants at the Border with the EU and NATO https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/release/chairman-menendez-statement-on-lukashenka-regimes-trafficking-of-migrants-at-the-border-with-the-eu-and-nato US President voices "great concern" over Belarus-Poland border crisis https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/2847150 Poland says Belarus 'fully' controls migrants after attempted breach Poland has closed its border with Belarus after a group of migrants tried to forcibly enter. Warsaw has accused Minsk of preparing a "provocation," with Germany urging the EU to "take action." https://www.dw.com/en/poland-says-belarus-fully-controls-migrants-after-attempted-breach/a-59753059 ‘They will not come in’: Mounting standoff over migrants on Poland-Belarus border https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/belarus-poland-migrants-border/2021/11/08/dd35948a-4072-11ec-9404-50a28a88b9cd_story.html West Accuses Belarus of Orchestrating Migrant Crisis at Polish Border https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/world/europe/poland-belarus-border-crisis.html Lukashenka’s Dark Games Menace the EU’s Border https://cepa.org/lukashenkas-dark-games-menace-the-eus-border/ Poland works with Lithuania, Latvia to guard EU border: PM https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/2847753 In Border Crisis, Europe’s Unsavory Migration Deals Come Home https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/world/asia/migration-eu-poland-belarus.html Threats and troop movements ramp up a European stalemate with Cold War echoes. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/world/europe/threats-troop-buildup-war.html Migrant Crisis in Belarus Tests Putin’s Uneasy Alliance With Lukashenko https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/world/europe/lukashenko-putin-belarus-russia.html Video: Migrants Stuck at Belarus’s Border Amid Its Standoff With the E.U. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008073448/poland-belarus-border-migrant-crisis.html Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters Iraqi Kurds and other migrants said they were fleeing despair at home, but Belarus encouraged them, offering visas and helping them get to the border. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/13/world/middleeast/belarus-migrants-iraq-kurds.html New sanctions on Belarus in days: Polish deputy FM https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/2847414 The clash over the Belarus-Poland border crisis spills into the U.N. Security Council. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/world/europe/un-security-council.html Western nations condemn Belarus at UN Security Council https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/2846450 Unlike Before, Poland Gets Support From Europe on Tough Borders https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/world/europe/poland-belarus-border-europe.html Merkel Asks Putin to Intervene in Belarus-Poland Border Crisis https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008070940/belarus-poland-border-crisis-merkel-putin.html Russia denies involvement in Poland-Belarus border strife The Kremlin said Russia is trying to resolve the situation. The EU is reportedly preparing sanctions against a Russian airline over the transportation of migrants to Belarus. https://www.dw.com/en/russia-denies-involvement-in-poland-belarus-border-strife/a-59786806 Opinion: Poland-Belarus border crisis points to cynicism and hypocrisy As the crisis on the border between Poland and Belarus deepens, the EU is helpless as Minsk and Warsaw engage in cynical power politics. The migrants caught inbetween are paying a heavy price, DW’s Barbara Wesel says. https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-poland-belarus-border-crisis-points-to-cynicism-and-hypocrisy/a-59783098 German politicians urge help for Belarus border migrants https://www.dw.com/en/german-politicians-urge-help-for-belarus-border-migrants/a-59813201 Poland helps EU by protecting Belarus border: German daily https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/2844295 Polish, Israeli govts condemn antisemitic display in Poland https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/polish-israeli-govts-condemn-antisemitic-display-in-poland/2021/11/13/5f4595b0-44b5-11ec-9404-50a28a88b9cd_story.html