The Telegraph: Putin And Lukashenko Are Preparing A New Attack On Europe

What are the dictators up to?

The European Commission has recorded an increase in the number of flights between the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi and the Belarusian capital Minsk, which contributes to an increase in the number of migrants. This trend points to a possible coordination between the Belarusian and Russian dictators with the general who controls most of eastern Libya.

So, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko and Khalifa Haftarmogli are teaming up to provoke a new migration crisis in the European Union. This is reported by The Telegraph.

The publication's sources say this could be a repeat of the events of the summer of 2021, when tens of thousands of potential asylum seekers were helped to cross the border of the Republic of Belarus. European officials confirmed that it was a Russian-organized attempt to destabilize the European Union.

What the dictators are up to

Data from open sources, studied by journalists, showed a sharp increase in the number of flights between the Libyan city and the Belarusian capital, operated by the national airline Belavia. It is noted that there were two flights between the cities in May, five in June, and four in July.

"We are monitoring the recent flights Minsk - Benghazi. The frequency and nature of these flights, especially at short notice, raises questions about possible coordination or facilitation of irregular migration flows," a European Commission spokesman told the publication.

In total, the EU recorded about 5,000 illegal crossings of its eastern land borders in the first seven months of 2025. Although the number of flights between Libya and Belarus has decreased compared to last year, even a small number of flights between the countries could lead to a new flood of arrivals across the border.

What preceded

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has previously been accused of allowing migrants to land in Minsk on similar flights and then helping to transport them to temporary camps on the borders with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. At the camps, the migrants received advice from Belarusian officials on how to cross the border undetected.

Analysts later said this was done in coordination with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to divert attention from his forces focused on the borders with Ukraine ahead of an invasion in February 2022.

In launching the bloodiest war since World War II, the war criminal further ordered a series of hybrid attacks on NATO and EU countries that were supporting Kiev's defenses.

What Putin is targeting

Now some in Europe believe Russia may use its growing influence in Libya to target the continent again. Putin is believed to be making efforts to strengthen his presence in the North African country after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.

After Russia evacuated Syrian bases, there was evidence of equipment being moved from the port of Tartus to Libya. And already at the parade of the Libyan Arab Republic's armed forces last month, General Khalifa Haftar demonstrated hundreds of Russian armored vehicles and air defense systems.

Flight Benghazi - Minsk

According to analysts, the warlord controls a small army of smugglers operating out of Libya, one of the main crossing points between Africa and Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.

"The fact that Russia is increasing its influence in Libya is of particular concern to us, and that is why we must also engage with Libya. There is definitely a danger that Russia will use migrants and the migration issue in general as a weapon against Europe. This use of migrants as a weapon is already happening, and of course we also fear that Russia intends to do the same with Libya," Magnus Brunner, the EU's migration commissioner, told Politico last month.

The Frontex agency, which monitors the EU's external border, cited Belarus as one of the bloc's main challenges in combating irregular migration this year. Evidence suggests that Lukashenko, Putin and Haftar have once again joined forces to exploit the situation at the border.

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