Poland-Belarus border crisis worsens
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Poland has warned of a possible “armed” escalation on its border with Belarus, fearing that Minsk may try to provoke a confrontation as hundreds of migrants seek to cross into the EU
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EU member 
Aligned with Russia 
Other

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia have seen surge of migrants trying to cross from Belarus in recent months

Lithuania: Considering state of emergency at border

Poland: Up to 4,000 migrants gathered near eastern border – 12,000 troops deployed

Kaliningrad (RUSSIA)
Moscow
RUSSIA
Warsaw
POLAND
CZECH REP.
SLOVAKIA
AUSTRIA
ESTONIA
LATVIA 
LITHUANIA
Minsk
BELARUS 
UKRAINE
GERMANY

Kuznica: Border crossing closed after desperate crowds try to cut barbed-wire fence

100km 60 miles
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Poland, EU and NATO accuse Belarus of orchestrating crisis as revenge for Western sanctions on authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
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Border stand-off leaves migrants – mostly young men but also women and children, mainly from Asia and Middle East – in limbo
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