In the spotlight: with the migrant crisis, a dangerous escalation between Poland and Belarus
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The migration crisis has led to an escalation of tensions between the Polish and Belarusian borders.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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"
The border clash between Poland and Belarus is worsening under the pressure of thousands of migrants at the gates of the European Union
", headlines the Spanish daily
El Pais
which vigorously denounces "
the instrumentalization of migrants by Belarus
" , "
A real trafficking in human beings
", further deplores the Spanish daily which, like
Le Temps
, has been reporting how for weeks already "
the Belarusian authorities have been pushing thousands of Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan and Yemeni refugees to cross the Polish border
". A "
cynical maneuver
", orchestrated by the Belarusian dictator Lukashenko, "
who is thus seeking to put pressure on the European Union to reduce its sanctions,
”explains
Die Welt,
for whom the massive influx of migrants to the Polish border in recent hours gives rise to fear“
a dangerous escalation
”, with possibly like the fear the Polish authorities "
a major incident with gunshots and deaths
".
"
A tragic scenario
", staged by Belarus, accuses the German daily. It is "
a dramatic escalation
", comments
The Guardian,
which reports the double condemnation of the United States and the European Union threatening "
the Belarusian regime with new sanctions
". "
A helpless Europe, which is struggling to respond to the challenge launched by Minsk
", annoys the editorialist of the
German
Südkurier
who, like the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,
advocates putting pressure on "
Lukashenko's Russian ally: Vladimir Poutine
". The latter is "
moreover certainly at the origin of this escalation.
", Estimates the German daily newspaper, for which"
the solution to this crisis can be obtained only by the Kremlin
".
Kamala Harris in "operation reconciliation" this week in Paris
After Anthony Blinken, the very Francophile head of American diplomacy, it is Kamala Harris, the vice-president, who makes the trip to Paris to try to pick up the pieces of the Franco-American relationship, which has reached a level "
historically. low
”explains
The Washington Post
, after the crisis of the Australian submarines which deprived France of a mega-contract and which was seen as a betrayal by Paris.
Kamala Harris's “
four-day
”
visit
is therefore a new step in “
the White House's charming offensive against President Macron,
” comments the
Boston Globe
.
The vice-president will "
take up the torch where Biden left it in Rome
", ten days ago on the sidelines of the G20 summit, when the American president acknowledged during his tête-à-tête with Macron "
That his administration had handled the submarine affair in an awkward way
", underlines the
Post
which specifies that Kamala Harris will thus multiply the meetings this week alongside the French president: ceremonies of November 11, forum on the peace, international conference on Libya, and from tomorrow at the Elysee Palace, the vice-president and the head of state of France "will
discuss how the two countries can better coordinate their efforts in the very strategic Indo region -pacific
”.
China trains to shoot US aircraft carrier models
This makes the front page of the Japanese press which, from the
Japan Times
to the
Asahi Shimbun
, publishes these same satellite images which reveal "
eight giant models of American aircraft carriers and destroyers, in a firing range in the middle of a sea. desert in northwest China
”.
"
A discovery that rekindles concerns about Beijing's capabilities and intentions
," comments the
Guardian,
"
as tensions intensify in the China Sea, these models could serve as training before a future clash
."
Concern shared by the
Wall Street Journal
for which "
these models illustrate the way in which the Chinese army is concentrating on an increasingly realistic training
", whereas "
the tension with the United States increases on the subject of Taiwan
".
Airbus A380s resume service
"
It's the return from the dead
", headlines
The Australian
which is delighted that "
the Airbus A380s are returning to Australian skies
", and more widely to Asian skies with the return to service of the fleets of the Qantas and Emirates companies. and Singapore Airlines.
"
The giant plane that we thought condemned by the Covid epidemic is once again acclaimed by the companies while the demand for travel is very strong
", argues the Australian daily, which notes that for the time being "
only Air France maintains its decision to withdraw its nine A380s
”.
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