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Milica Cosic

Poland's plan to build 180km wire fence on border with Russia slammed as 'inhumane'

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Poland's plan to build a wire fence on its border with Russia amid concerns that the enclave could be used for illegal migration has been slammed as 'inhumane' by a non-governmental organisation.

News that Poland will construct a razor-wire fence on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad has rocked the charitable mission of one NGO which provides assistance to refugees and migrants in Russia.

On Wednesday, Mariusz Blaszczak, the Minister of National Defence of Poland, announced that the erection of a temporary 180 kilometre, 2.5-metre (8ft) high and 3-metre deep wire fence will be built at the Poland- Russia border of Kaliningrad.

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