Poland Sends Reinforcements , to Belarus Border , Amid Migrant Standoff.<br />On November 9, Poland deployed additional <br />riot police to its border with Belarus, <br />where thousands of migrants have camped.<br />ABC reports that the reinforcements were sent <br />after groups of migrants attempted to storm the<br />razor-wire fence on the nation's eastern frontier. .<br />ABC reports that the reinforcements were sent <br />after groups of migrants attempted to storm the<br />razor-wire fence on the nation's eastern frontier. .<br />ABC reports that the reinforcements were sent <br />after groups of migrants attempted to storm the<br />razor-wire fence on the nation's eastern frontier. .<br />The European Union has reportedly called the standoff retaliation for EU sanctions imposed on Belarus following a brutal crackdown on dissent. .<br />The European Union has reportedly called the standoff retaliation for EU sanctions imposed on Belarus following a brutal crackdown on dissent. .<br />According to ABC, thousands were arrested after months of protests in response to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko winning a controversial 2020 election.<br />According to ABC, thousands were arrested after months of protests in response to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko winning a controversial 2020 election.<br />Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki<br />claimed the standoff at the border was part of <br />a Russian attempt to disrupt the former Soviet region. .<br />Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki<br />claimed the standoff at the border was part of <br />a Russian attempt to disrupt the former Soviet region. .<br />It must be strongly emphasized that <br />the security of our eastern border <br />is being brutally violated. <br />This is the first such situation in 30 years <br />when we can say that the integrity <br />of our borders is being tested, Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland, via ABC.<br />It must be strongly emphasized that <br />the security of our eastern border <br />is being brutally violated. <br />This is the first such situation in 30 years <br />when we can say that the integrity <br />of our borders is being tested, Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland, via ABC.<br />While speaking at a United Nations Security Council <br />meeting, Russia's ambassador to the UN, <br />Vassily Nebenzia, denied the accusations.<br />According to ABC, tensions at the border <br />have been climbing for months between Belarus <br />and neighboring Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. .<br />According to ABC, tensions at the border <br />have been climbing for months between Belarus <br />and neighboring Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. .<br />Members of the bloc accuse Belarus of <br />encouraging thousands of migrants, largely from <br />the Middle East, to illegally cross its border into the EU.<br />The International Organization for Migration, along with other refugee agencies, called conditions at migrant camps along the border "alarming.".<br />The agencies called on both Poland and Belarus <br />to ensure those makeshift camps receive <br />much needed humanitarian assistance
