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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska

Polish wall no deterrent to migrants en route from Africa, Cuba via Russia

A view of the wall erected to prevent migrant crossings on the Polish-Belarusian border, near Kuznica, Poland June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Poland's 5.5-metre tall steel barrier, built on its border with Belarus, was meant to be a European version of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s wall, protecting the European Union's eastern frontier from illegal migration.

But the wall, stretching about 187 kms (116 miles) and set to be equipped with motion sensors and cameras, may not be enough to halt the steady flow of people trying to cross into Poland in the hope of a better life.

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