(AP) Poland’s government asked the president Tuesday to declare a state of emergency along the border with Belarus as it tries to stop migrants from entering from the neighboring country. The government cited the potential risk from foreign actors and the actions of protesters in Poland as rationales for the declaration.
President Andrzej Duda said later that he was urgently analyzing the request and hinted that he would grant it.
“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.
Parliament would need to approve the move for the declaration to take effect, and the president said he believed lawmakers would support his decision.
