Poland Could Declare State of Emergency at Belarus Border

The Polish government has asked President Andrzej Duda to declare a state of emergency along the Poland-Belarus border. 

Poland accuses Belarus of using migrants as political pawns by pushing them into the European Union in retaliation over EU sanctions. According to a recent BBC report, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Poland of starting a "border conflict" and violating his country's territory.  The state of emergency would create a three-kilometer-wide zone around the border that would prohibit outsiders from entering.  "Please expect Poland's security to be strengthened in the nearest time through acts of law, and also through subsequent actions on Poland's border," Duda said.