The measures “give border guards a key tool to combat illegal migration, which is an element of hybrid aggression against Poland”, says the interior minister.
The measures “give border guards a key tool to combat illegal migration, which is an element of hybrid aggression against Poland”, says the interior minister.
“The EU and Germany want to destroy the Polish nation” by using migrants as part of a “hybrid war against Poland”, said the organiser.
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Green politicians have warned that the fence will harm wildlife, including endangered species that live along the border.
Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders have commented on the treatment of reporters in the border emergency zone.
But a majority are willing to take in at least some under certain conditions.
Andrzej Duda promised to protect Poland from current “hybrid” threats.
“We must stop aggressive hybrid actions carried out according to a script written in Minsk,” says the PM
The group reportedly included a leading figure in an NGO accused by Polish prosecutors of laundering Russian money.
The findings come amid a recent rise in the number of people seeking to cross the border from Belarus into Poland.
The group is reportedly seeking asylum in Poland.
There has been a recent surge in illegal crossings, mainly by Iraqis and Afghans.
Dozens of Afghans remain stuck on the Poland-Belarus border amid a standoff.
Amid a surge in crossings at the border with Belarus, the government has sent soldiers to secure the frontier and moved to tighten asylum rules.
Over 130 migrants have been detained in the last two days after illegally crossing the border from Belarus into Poland.