The number of migrants camped out on the Belarusian side of Poland’s eastern border has fallen, a tentative sign of a de-escalation in the standoff between the European Union and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
The shift is a tentative sign of a de-escalation in the standoff between the European Union and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
Thousands of migrants massed at the eastern border of the European Union in early November, some cutting razor wire and attempting to climb over fences between Belarus and Poland. Polish troops were mobilized to prevent them from crossing.
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