Poland Again Steps Up Security on Belarus Border Over Kremlin’s Forced Migration Attack

A group of migrants from Yemen are seen in the woods near Grodek, Poland, on October 16, 2
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland is stepping up security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union’s eastern border, following reports that a large group of migrants in Belarus is heading for a crossing point, officials said Monday.

A spokeswoman for Poland’s Border Guards, Ewelina Szczepanska, said the presence of guards, police and the military has been reinforced at the border.

She said it could be seen in videos posted online that migrants are headed for the crossing in Kuznica, in the northeast.

A spokesman for Poland´s security services, Stanislaw Zaryn, posted on Twitter a video showing hundreds of people walking down a road.

“Very worrying information from the border,” Zaryn added

Since the summer, Poland has been under increasing pressure of migrants from the Middle East and Africa trying to cross into the EU. Poland is blocking these attempts or sending those who cross back into Belarus.

Warsaw and the EU say it´s an organized action by the Belarusian government aimed at destabilizing the bloc in retaliation for Western sanctions.

Poland´s Border Guard has reported incidents of hostile behavior and threats by Belarusian forces directed across the border at Polish forces.

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