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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,898 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 12:56 PM Aug 2025

Putin's warlord ally flying migrants into Europe

Vladimir Putin appears to have teamed up with a Libyan warlord to trigger a fresh migrant crisis in the European Union.

The European Commission has tracked an increased number of flights between the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi and Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Officials said the pattern suggested possible co-ordination with Gen Khalifa Haftar, the military strongman who controls much of eastern Libya, to facilitate a wave of illegal migration into the bloc.

It could mark a repeat of the summer of 2021, when tens of thousands of would-be asylum seekers were helped across the borders of Belarus in what officials warned was a Russian-orchestrated attempt to destabilise the EU.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/putin-warlord-ally-flying-migrants-050000819.html

Must be how Putin is going to get leverage on Trump when they meet, threaten more undocumented immigrants.

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Putin's warlord ally flying migrants into Europe (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 OP
note: gen haftar is a us citizen and a resident of langley va rampartd Aug 2025 #1
I've long suspected that he did the same thing to the USA. tulipsandroses Aug 2025 #2
I suspect that there is a hint of truth in what you say. It seems like the cities in this country, are the SWBTATTReg Aug 2025 #4
Cannon fodder. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #3

rampartd

(2,969 posts)
1. note: gen haftar is a us citizen and a resident of langley va
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 01:15 PM
Aug 2025

when he is not leading rebel forces and shipping migrants for putin

tulipsandroses

(8,069 posts)
2. I've long suspected that he did the same thing to the USA.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 01:21 PM
Aug 2025

Those caravans always appeared right on time to boost republicans.

Racism is a national security threat.

SWBTATTReg

(25,859 posts)
4. I suspect that there is a hint of truth in what you say. It seems like the cities in this country, are the
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 03:20 PM
Aug 2025

gathering of immigrants and have been for a very long time. In STLMO, it was German immigrants and Bosnians. And now, I suspect it's South America, Mexico, and Latin America. I have not been out to my favorite Mexican Food place, perhaps I'm nervous to see how things have been disrupted by ICE and their thuggish efforts (and their prices are a little on the high side, so it's not just one thing).

What will it take to get tRUMP to realize that he's screwing up the Economy? Especially when viewed from his tiny eyes looking out the periscope of his feeble mind. Economic indicators are slowing down, big time, and I suspect that he's going to tamper w/ the next few sets of numbers and f**k up everything. Or they won't even publish them. Of course, the powers that be, won't be happy since they won't be in the know after tRUMP's messing around w/ the numbers.

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