Amid Belarus-Russian Maneuvers, Eastern EU countries have the Authority to Suspend Asylum

When Poland and a number of other eastern European nations feel that Russia and Belarus are influencing refugees to threaten regional peace, the European Union has given them permission to limit asylum rights temporarily.

Human rights activists have expressed indignation over Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s announcement in October that he was proposing to pass legislation that would delay asylum applications for up to 60 days.

“The practice of instrumentalizing and weaponizing migration began in 2021 following Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and has continued at the borders with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland,” said Henna Virkkunen, executive vice-president of the EU Commission. However, what we are witnessing today is extraordinary.

Authorities in Belarus have come under fire from the European Commission for allegedly providing ladders and other forms of aid to migrants en route to Europe.

There is a major and persistent problem at the eastern border, according to Virkkunen, who also noted a notable surge in unlawful crossings, particularly at the Polish-Belarus border, which has increased by 66% from the previous year. He noted that more than 90% of migrants use Russian student or tourist passports to cross the Polish-Belarusian border, indicating that Russian authorities are supporting these illicit operations.

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