Latvia Says Belarus Helped Drive Migrants Into E.U. Using Military Vehicles

Latvia alleges that Belarusian military personnel helped coordinate irregular migrant crossings at the shared border, citing seized images and documents linking activities to a Belarusian reconnaissance battalion. The claims fit into wider European accusations that Minsk has used migration as political pressure since 2021, while human rights groups have criticized abuses and pushbacks by authorities in Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Lithuania. Belarus has previously denied facilitating irregular migration.