Polish soldiers were building a fence on the border with Belarus on August 26, as the European Union’s largest eastern member takes steps to curb illegal border crossings despite criticism that some migrants are being treated inhumanely.
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Reuters: On the EU’s eastern border, Poland builds a fence to stop migrants
Barbed wire is seen on the border between Poland and Belarus not far from the small vilage of Usnarz Gorny near Bialystok, northeastern Poland, on Aug. 20, 2021.