Latvia’s alarm bell: What’s really happening at the Belarus border?

In a pulse-pounding twist, Latvia’s defence chief, on a pivotal Tuesday, commanded the army to fortify its border against Belarus. This move comes hot on the heels of a staggering 96 illegal immigrant attempts to invade Latvia within a mere 24 hours! But the intrigue doesn’t end there. With a simmering standoff between Belarus and another EU nation, Poland, things are heating up dramatically.

The Belarus Connection: EU Members React

A deepening plot unfolds as Latvia summoned its Border Guard officers from their much-needed breaks, signaling a rising crisis. Why the urgency? The Latvian Border Guard hints at looming “hybrid threats,” even insinuating that Belarusian masterminds are behind the surge in illegal immigrants. Echoing this sentiment, both Warsaw and Vilnius have thrown similar allegations at Minsk and Moscow. Are they orchestrating a migrant flood? The EU members sharing a border with Belarus – Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland – are feeling the heat especially since President Alexander Lukashenko’s controversial invitation to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.

Ukraine’s Defence Stance: Building Stronger Borders

As Poland amplifies its defences by deploying a staggering 10,000 troops along the Belarus border, Ukraine isn’t staying silent. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal dropped a bombshell, revealing plans to erect formidable fortifications in regions bordering both Russia and Belarus. On a noteworthy Tuesday, Shmyhal shared that a whopping sum is being set aside to reinforce two key regions. The backstory? The Chernihiv region, bordering both powerhouse nations, had once fallen under Moscow’s shadow during its audacious invasion. However, tales of its liberation now swirl.