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Poland reinforces border with Russia's Kaliningrad amid fears of migrant influx

Polish soldiers begin laying a razor wire barrier along Poland's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in Wisztyniec, Poland, on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022. AP - Michal Kosc

Poland has begun laying razor wire along its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the first step towards a more permanent barrier to prevent what it fears could become another migration crisis.

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Wednesday that a recent decision by Russia’s aviation authority to allow flights from the Middle East and North Africa to Kaliningrad led him to reinforce the border, which until now has not had a physical barrier.

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