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Tensions are mounting on the border between Poland and Belarus, as the situation becomes increasingly complicated for migrants, who wish to reach western Europe.
Migrant tents and log fires are piling up near the border between Poland and Belarus. Real makeshift camps on the Belarusian side, bringing together nearly 2,000 people who wish to reach Poland. The rare images of the fortunes camps are filmed by Russian public television, the only one authorized to visit the scene. Western media are prohibited on site.
On the spot, Russian journalists interview several migrants, in possession of a visa to access Belarus. “We bought a visa in Turkey, we arrived legally in Belarus, we have no problem here”, says one of them. According to many European observers, it would be the president Lukashenko which would be at the origin of this massive influx of migrants in the region. On the other side, the Poles To put his army on alert at the borders, calling the Belarusian act “state terrorism”. The NGOs demanded the right of access to the camps in order to help migrants.