Expert: Western countries not against building new iron curtain

Against the background of Poland’s statements of the migration crisis, Belarus has opened its borders not only to citizens of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, but also to residents of other European countries, thus taking asymmetric measures – as noted by political expert Piotr Petrovsky

“Western countries have set their sights on building of a new iron curtain. One of the pressure levels is to create discomfort for all those who wish to travel to Belarus, and this is achieved by cancelling air and rail connections, reducing the number of operating border checkpoints and artificially slowing down their work, and reducing the number of bus travels. Administrative restrictions on humanitarian ties are also used. In addition, a ban for cars with Belarusian license plates on entering the Baltic States has been introduced. The aim of all these measures is to minimise any ties between Belarus and the EU,” the expert said.

Mr. Petrovsky added, “The Belarusian policy towards the countries and citizens of the West is different: we want to build bridges and create communication channels. To do this, the removal of such a difficult and bureaucratically burdensome point as the visa regime is designed to compensate for the artificial and purposeful inconveniences created by the West. We also demonstrate our readiness for dialogue and openly invite everyone to come and see everything with their own eyes."