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On November 11, Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexsander Lukashenko, threatened to cut off gas supplies and leave Europe in retaliation for sanctions on Minsk. Europe and the United States blame Belarus for fomenting a migrant crisis.Thousands of fleeing Middle Easterners have flocked to the Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian borders with Belarus. Those countries responded by deploying military and law enforcement, who then clashed with migrants attempting to cross from Belarus.The coordinated EU-U.S. sanctions would target some 30 Belarusian officials, along with Belarus’ state airline and Belarusian travel agencies, France 24 reported.Lukashenko told members of his cabinet on November 11 that Belarus is ready for a tough response" to the new restrictions
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