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- Poland's leader warned
on Sunday

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that the migrant crisis
on its border with Belarus

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could be a prelude
to something worse.

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Prime Minister Mateusz
Morawiecki

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said the crisis
is far from over,

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as he toured Estonia,
Lithuania, and Latvia.

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The EU has accused Belarus

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of flying in thousands of people
from the Middle East,

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and pushing them to cross
into the EU's space,

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in response
to European sanctions.

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Morawiecki said the situation
in Afghanistan

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could be utilized next.

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- [Speaking Polish]

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-[Translated] We know
of diplomatic and official

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contact with Belarus and Russia
with Uzbekistan and Afghanistan,

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and there will be an attempt
to use the crisis in Afghanistan

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as the next stage
of the migration crisis.

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And the migration crisis
is just one part

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of the great political crisis

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in which Lukashenko
[indistinct].

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And I think nobody has doubts

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that President Putin
will continue such actions.

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- Minsk, which denied to mention
the crisis,

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cleared a migrant camp
near the border on Thursday,

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and started to repatriate
some to Iraq.

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Despite this, Poland's
Border Guard alleges the Belarus

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is still transporting hundreds
of migrants to the frontier.

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Poland's leader says
things could escalate,

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pointing to an increased
Russian military presence

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close to Ukraine,

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as well as in Belarus and
Russia's Kaliningrad enclave,

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which borders
Poland and Lithuania.

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A recent poll showed that more
than half of Poles

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are worried the crisis
on the border

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could lead to an armed conflict.

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Hundreds took to the streets
of Warsaw on Saturday

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to demand help
for the migrants.

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About 10 migrants
are believed to have died

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on the Poland-Belarus border,

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where a frigid winter
has set in.