France Backs Poland Over Belarus but Warns EU Row Not Over

France Backs Poland Over Belarus but Warns EU Row Not Over
Migrants gather at a transport and logistics center near the Belarusian-Polish border, in the Grodno region, Belarus, on Nov. 24, 2021. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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PARIS/WARSAW—France assured Poland on Wednesday of European Union support in its stand-off with Belarus, but reminded Warsaw it needed to resolve a row with the bloc over its values and the rule of law.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met French President Emmanuel Macron as part of a diplomatic effort to rally support for a tough response to what European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen called an attempt by Belarus to use migrants to destabilize the EU.