Statement on the crisis at the Belorussian-European Union border
nov. 12, 2021
Estonian Life No. 45 2021
The Estonian World Council, representing thousands of organized Estonians in eleven countries:
– The United States of America, Canada, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and the Czech Republic
strongly supports the recent joint statement of November 8, 2021, by the Chairmen of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, where they condemn and oppose the triggering and escalation of a crisis on the Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian borders, organised by Alexander Lukashenka and supported by Vladimir Putin’s regime.
These borders are also the external borders of the European Union and NATO.
We find it unacceptable to use people as human shields for cynical political actions aimed at diverting the attention of the world from the Belorussian dictator’s illegally exercised power.
We call on all democratic states and the United Nations to introduce broader sanctions against people and institutions contributing to this crisis in order to end it as soon as possible.
Mölndal, Sweden 2021-11-10
Aho Rebas
President of the Estonian World Council
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