Poland has urged NATO to step up as a border wall with Belarus begins construction to prevent illegal migrant crossings. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
Poland has urged NATO to come up with"concrete steps" amid a deteriorating situation on the border with Belarus, where troops have begun constructing a concrete wall to prevent illegal crossings from migrants.
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris refused to be drawn on comparisons to the U.S.-Mexico border situation but said the Biden Administration is"very concerned" about the crisis unfolding in Europe.Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest updates...The bloc's top foreign affairs official, Josep Borrell, has raised the alarm over the"precarious humanitarian situations" at the Poland-Belarus border.
Images and videos have shown migrants and refugees starving and living in severely unhygienic conditions in camps along the border.Foreign Minister Makei to raise the precarious humanitarian situation at the border with the EU. Peoples lives must be protected and humanitarian agencies allowed access.— Josep Borrell Fontelles