NEW: Latvia says its armed forces have stopped another attempt to push illegal migrants from Belarus across…
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NEW: Latvia says its armed forces have stopped another attempt to push illegal migrants from Belarus across the Latvia–Belarus border but this time, the provocation was particularly overt and aggressive.
At least 20 migrants were involved, accompanied by masked escorts who were armed, threatened Latvian soldiers and actively pushed and directed the group toward Latvia.
Latvian forces halted the attempted crossing and prevented the group from entering the country.
Latvia says the incident confirms that deliberate provocations and hybrid threats along its border with Belarus continue, with illegal migration being used as a tool to pressure Latvia’s border and the wider external borders of the EU and NATO.
The Latvian National Armed Forces say they will continue supporting the State Border Guard along the Latvia–Belarus and Latvia–Russia borders to respond to illegal migration, provocations and other hybrid threats.
The presence of armed escorts directly threatening Latvian soldiers marks a particularly serious escalation.
Source: @GeoInsider
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