Belarus' Lukashenko says demands by Poland and Baltics for Wagner to quit Belarus are 'stupid'

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said demands that he kick Russian Wagner Group mercenaries out of Belarus are “unreasonable and stupid.” On Monday, ministers from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met in Warsaw to discuss the border situation with neighboring Belarus. During the meeting, the ministers also said that if a “critical incident” occurs at the border with any of the present countries, they would shut down their frontier with Belarus. Tensions between Belarus and Poland and the Baltic countries have been escalating since Wagner troops arrived earlier this summer. Neighboring countries have been beefing up security near the Belarus border, including stationing military units. Belarus also recently started military drills near its border with Poland and Lithuania, which further ramped up tensions with its neighbors. Lukashenko scoffs at demands for Wagner troops’ expulsion from Belarus __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!