Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Floods Iraqi Migrants Into European Union as Payback for Coup Attempt

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko is flooding Iraqi refugees into the European Union as payback for the recent unsuccessful color revolution coup that was launched upon the country.

“Lithuania says a state of emergency could be declared if the situation gets worse. Meanwhile, we received information that Belarusian authorities have not only opened [the] Belarus-Lithuania border for illegal immigrants from Iraq, but are actively involved in trafficking. The scheme involves Tsentrkurort travel company (controlled by Lukashenko) and Iraqi Airways,” NEXTA editor-in-chief Tadeusz Giczan wrote on social media.

“Hundreds of Iraqis arrive to Belarus every week. The number of flights from Baghdad to Minsk doubled in the last month (from 2 to 4 per week + they replaced Boeing 737 with a larger 777). At Minsk Airport no one checks the Iraqis who booked with Tsentrkurort, they automatically get entry visas,” Giczan added. “Then they get to the border and Belarusian border guards help them to get to Lithuania. The service costs $3-6k. Middle Eastern students in Belarus say more and more people in Iraq and Syria are becoming aware of the new scheme and are planning to get to the EU via Belarus.”

Lukashenko is transporting Iraqi refugees in his country to Minsk where he will reportedly assist them in illegally crossing the border into Lithuania. Lukashenko has promised to “flood the EU with drugs and refugees,” and he is seemingly living up to his words.