The United States and the European Union see the actions of the Lukashenko regime in Belarus on the border with the EU as a hybrid attack.
After speaking to President Joe Biden in the White House on Wednesday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "We fully agree that this is a hybrid attack by an authoritarian regime to destabilize democratic neighbors." To be successful.
"We will protect our democracies," she said.
She and Biden agreed to coordinate the approach of influencing the migrants' home countries.
Majid Sattar
Political correspondent for North America based in Washington.
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In addition, von der Leyen said that the possibility of sanctioning airlines that enabled human trafficking is being examined. In addition, Brussels and Washington would impose sanctions on Belarus - for the EU, von der Leyen announced punitive measures against individuals and institutions for the next week. Washington will follow in early December. Finally, it is important that the United Nations have access to migrants in Belarus. Because of the worsening situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday.
During her visit to the White House, Von der Leyen accused Minsk of cynical exploitation of the migrants.
In connection with Belarus, the situation in Ukraine had also been discussed and full support for the country's territorial integrity had been confirmed.
Von der Leyen said that the pandemic fight and the situation in Ireland after Brexit had also been discussed.
With regard to Northern Ireland, she said that Brussels had shown the utmost flexibility within the protocol and that it was now important to adhere to "what we have agreed on".