The Polish defence minister has ordered the army to “immediately” begin building a barrier on the border with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.

The Polish defence minister has ordered the army to “immediately” begin building a barrier on the border with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad.
Green politicians have warned that the fence will harm wildlife, including endangered species that live along the border.
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The findings come amid a recent rise in the number of people seeking to cross the border from Belarus into Poland.
There has been a recent surge in illegal crossings, mainly by Iraqis and Afghans.
In an effort to prevent the spread of African swine fever epidemic, Brandenburg is putting up a fence along its border with Poland.