NYT > World News A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe Par : Adam Goldman and Michael Schwirtz 2 octobre 2026 à 00:01 The scheme is part of Russia’s larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin. © Ints Kalnins/ReutersA Latvian guard patrols the border with Belarus. Migrants have streamed into Latvia, many through considerable border defenses, cutting gaps in fencing or burrowing under it.