Poland says no military threat at border with Belarus
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Poland's president said Wednesday there is 'no military threat' at the European Union's border with Belarus, where thousands of migrants watched over by Belarusian forces are pressing to reach the bloc's soil and where Poland has deployed troops in rear areas.
President Andrzej Duda said Poland was primarily using civilian police and border guards to meet its obligation to protect the EU's eastern border from the pressure of "illegal migration."
The presence of the Polish military there is chiefly a backup, he said on a visit to Montenegro.
Earlier Wednesday, a Polish government official said migrants who camped on the Belarusian side were being taken away by bus, suggesting the tense standoff could be easing.
Poland's Border Guard posted on Twitter a video showing migrants with bags and backpacks being directed by Belarus forces away from the border.
