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

Magnus Brunner, the EU's migration commissioner, urged Europe to "engage with Libya" or risk having Russia use migration as a "weapon" against the continent. He told Politico: "The fact that Russia is increasing its influence in Libya is precisely our concern, and that's why we must also engage with Libya.

Russian dictator Putin has teamed up with a Libyan warlord to provoke a new migration crisis in the European Union. The Telegraph (translated by "Unian" ), pointing to the fact that the European Commission has recorded an increase in the number of flights between the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi and Minsk.