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Reuters: Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers over Belarus as migrant crisis escalates
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia took the rare step of dispatching two nuclear-capable strategic bombers to patrol Belarusian airspace on Wednesday in a show of support to close ally Belarus at a time when it is locked in a migrant standoff with the European Union.
Moscow's decision to up the ante came as the 27-nation bloc considered sanctions on Wednesday to punish Minsk for what it calls an artificially created crisis, something Belarus denies.
Migrants trapped in Belarus made multiple attempts to force their way into Poland overnight, Warsaw said on Wednesday, announcing that it had reinforced the border with extra guards.
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WNU Editor: The official reason for this patrol is to test the air defenses over Belarus .... Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers fly over Belarus to check Union State air defenses (TASS).
The real reason is to give support to Belarus President Lukashenko in his dispute with the EU over the current migrant crisis at the Polish-Belarus border.
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