Poland has moved to introduce a state of emergency at the border with Belarus – which is also the EU's eastern frontier – amid a surge in illegal crossings.
"We must stop aggressive hybrid actions" by Minsk aimed at "destabilising" the EU, says the PM t.co/RvfiacMy4E
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Poland’s government has moved to introduce a state of emergency on the country’s border with Belarus – which is also the eastern boundary of the European Union – amid a recent surge in illegal crossings, mostly by Iraqis and Afghans.
It would be the first time since the fall of communism in 1989 that Poland has introduced a state of emergency, said the interior minister, Mariusz Kamiński, at a press conference today.
“We must stop these aggressive hybrid actions, which are carried out according to a script written in Minsk…in order to introduce a destabilising element” said the prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, speaking alongside him.
h/t Mister Pillarr