Crisis in Belarus - TASS

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French envoy leaves Minsk, Belarusian envoy recalled from Paris — Foreign Ministry

Lukashenko does not rule out protests ahead of constitutional referendum

EU to approve new sanctions package against Belarus in November — source

Polish foreign ministry summons Belarusian diplomat over situation at border — agency

PACE president calls for settling migration situation at borders with Belarus

More than 14,000 migrants have reportedly tried to illegally cross into Poland from Belarus since August

Minsk refutes Poland’s allegations about use of weapons by Belarusian border guards

Polish Border Guards spokeswoman Anna Michalska earlier told journalists that a Belarusian patrol opened gunfire at Polish soldiers at the border

European Parliament urges measures to protect EU borders against migrants from Belarus

The document condemned "the use of migrants for political purposes"

European Parliament warns Moscow, Minsk from further talks on greater integration

The authors of the resolution claim that the integration includes a "progressive militarization of Belarus," and see it as "a violation of the sovereignty of Belarus, as the Belarusian people are being deprived of their right to determine the future of their country"

PACE tells Belarus to ‘stop instrumentalization’ of situation with migrants

The parliamentarians called on the authorities of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland "to provide access to asylum procedures, refrain from pushbacks into Belarus, and safeguard the rights of those seeking to enter their territory"

Lukashenko confirms referendum on Belarusian Constitution to take place before March

In August 2020, Alexander Lukashenko stated the need to amend the Constitution amid the protests that sparked after the presidential elections

Draft of new Belarusian constitution ready, president says

According to Alexander Lukashenko, the work on a new constitution continues for the sake of the Belarusian people

Situation in some neighboring countries unfavorable — Belarus' Lukashenko

Belarusian president pointed out that Belarus had other far more serious issues than migrants and specified that it was problems related with defense

Belarusian prime minister warns that foreign forces try to split Belarusian society

Roman Golovchenko noted that at a time when foreign forces were trying to trigger discord in the society the role of historians and museum workers grew immeasurably

Iraqi migrant dies on Polish-Belarusian border, authorities say

According to the border official, one more man who tested positive for COVID-19 has been hospitalized