{"id":1108602,"date":"2021-12-11T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T15:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1108602"},"modified":"2021-12-11T10:28:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T15:28:50","slug":"boris-govt-vows-to-fortify-border-against-illegal-migrants-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boris-govt-vows-to-fortify-border-against-illegal-migrants-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Govt Vows to Fortify Border Against Illegal Migrants&#8230; to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1237049323-e1639222227704-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The British government has promised to help Ukraine fortify its Belarusian frontier amid worries Alexander Lukashenko could redirect illegal migrants from Poland and the Baltic States to the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Affairs <a href=\"https:\/\/mvs.gov.ua\/uk\/press-center\/news\/britanski-partneri-pidtverdili-gotovnist-dopomagati-mvs-ukrayini-u-protidiyi-nelegalnii-migraciyi-meri-akopyan\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in a press release that the British government had \u201creaffirmed its readiness to assist the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in strengthening borders and combating illegal migration\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Ukraine borders both Poland and Russia-allied Belarus so it is not unreasonable for Ukraine to have concerns that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko may turn his sights from Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia to Ukraine following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/poland-reports-fewer-attempts-cross-its-border-with-belarus-2021-11-20\/\">largely<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-59206685\"> unsuccessful<\/a> Belarusian-sponsored border crisis inflicted on the three EU member-states.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has an EU Association Agreement but is not an EU member, however migrants could swing through Ukrainian territory and on into Slovakia to penetrate the bloc.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9369369369369\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier, in the chats of migrants appeared an alternative scheme to get to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Germany?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Germany<\/a> bypassing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Belarus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Belarus<\/a> \u2013 via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Slovakia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Slovakia<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Czech?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Czech<\/a> Republic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZFlXtJ8JTD\">pic.twitter.com\/ZFlXtJ8JTD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NEXTA (@nexta_tv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nexta_tv\/status\/1458850645960712196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>This potential threat from Belarus coincides with the build-up of tens of thousands of Russian soldiers near the Russo-Ukrainian border, with some leaders alleging that Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin may be planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-could-be-on-scale-not-seen-in-europe-since-ww2-uk-armed-forces-head-warns-12490120\">invade Ukraine in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/polish-pm-accuses-putin-of-masterminding-belarus-migrant-attack\/\">accused<\/a> of helping to manufacture the migrant border crisis in Poland, with Brussels claiming that Putin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/12\/merkel-calls-on-putin-to-influence-belarus-to-stop-migrant-crisis\/\">encouraging Lukashenko<\/a> to continue forcing migrants to the Polish border as a way of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/poland-alexander-lukashenko-european-vladimir-putin-belarus-b966334.html\">retaliating<\/a> against EU sanctions on Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-56720589\">denied<\/a> that the increased presence of their soldiers near the Ukrainian border is for future military action, and accused Joe Biden\u2019s America and NATO of being the ones stoking tension by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/putin-says-west-escalating-ukraine-173537128.html\">selling arms to Ukraine<\/a> and making large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-challenge-nato-black-sea\/31559632.html\">military deployments in the Black Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9060402684564\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">France Says &#8216;Non&#8217; to British Proposals to End Channel Migrant Crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e8eOoNFYNG\">https:\/\/t.co\/e8eOoNFYNG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1467072089190551557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged support to Poland and Ukraine to help them address their migrant crises, which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/15\/boris-govt-sends-troops-to-defend-polish-border-chastises-putin-as-macron-lets-boat-migrants-flood-uk\/\">sending<\/a> 150 British soldiers to Poland to help reinforce its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-59331828\">border<\/a>, he has neglected to to adopt a similarly robust posture towards Britain\u2019s own migrant crisis in the English Channel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/18\/uk-govt-returns-just-five-out-of-more-than-23000-illegal-boat-migrants-to-eu\/\">Tens of thousands<\/a>&nbsp;of migrants have made illegal crossings to Britain this year. The true total is hard to calculate as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/channel-migrants-tide-small-boats-failure-state-tory-party-craig-mackinlay-vmtw09m89\">unknown<\/a> how many have many successfully evade the authorities, beyond those who are met at sea or on landing.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Border Force, for its part, is increasingly showing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2021\/nov\/27\/border-force-staff-union-joins-fight-to-block-to-priti-patels-pushback-plans\">reluctance<\/a> to tackle illegal immigration, with the outgoing director-general of the force&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/14\/outgoing-uk-border-force-chief-says-borders-are-a-pain-in-the-bloody-a-report\/\">stating<\/a> in a departing speech that borders are \u201cjust such a pain in the bloody ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Channel crisis is becoming an increasing concern for the British people, with Brexit leader Nigel Farage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/opinion\/paul-murray\/uk-migrant-crisis-becoming-the-number-one-issue\/video\/6ad91650718cf1f718ff004df57b4ca9\">describing<\/a> it as the&nbsp;\u201cnumber one issue\u201d in the mind of British voters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1027027027027\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Farage Slams Govt Allegedly Spending \u00a310k on Dominos Pizza for Illegal Boat Migrants in September Alone <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pOxQSWtH92\">https:\/\/t.co\/pOxQSWtH92<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1468539148344647680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British government has promised to help Ukraine fortify its Belarusian frontier amid worries Alexander Lukashenko could redirect illegal migrants from Poland and the Baltic States to the Ukrainian border. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1108602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/349"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1108602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1108602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1108602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1108602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1108602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}