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Russia accused of weaponising migration at European borders
Original: A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/
A New York Times report examines how Russia is allegedly channelling migrants toward Europe's borders, using Latvia as a front line in a broader strategy of hybrid pressure against the European Union. The article highlights tensions along the NATO member's frontier with Russia and Belarus, where migration flows have become entangled with security policy and eastern European border defences.
Why now: Fears of Russia using migration as a geopolitical weapon against Europe remain a live concern amid ongoing tensions with the EU and NATO.
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- A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/europe/latvia-immigration-russia.html # Geopolitics # Immigration # Europe · nyt_homepage@robot.villas · 2
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