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V4 Holds Leaders' Summit Later Today To Discuss Belarus

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A leaders' summit of the Visegrad 4 (V4) members takes place in Budapest, Hungary later today, where the ongoing migrant crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border will be top of the agenda. The V4 brings together the leaders of Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.

  • Post-discussion presser set to take place around 1355CET (0755ET, 1255GMT).
  • In recent days, both Poland and Lithuania have reported smaller numbers of migrants attempting to cross the border from Belarus. However, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has warned that the situation in CEE could still escalate, noting the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border.
  • The Lukashenko regime has been accused of flying migrants from the Middle East into Belarus and transporting them to the border in an effort to foment political instability in Poland and the wider EU.

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