On the border between Poland and Belarus, migrants hostage to a diplomatic standoff
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In recent months, a new migratory crisis has been underway at the gates of Europe.
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are facing the arrival of migrants on a new route set up by Belarus.
Its leader, Alexander Lukashenko, is accused of taking revenge on European sanctions by exerting this pressure on the eastern borders of Europe.
And it is migrants who have often already experienced the worst atrocities in their country who are the main victims of this diplomatic standoff.
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Their story is the subject of this Grand report by Romain Lemaresquier, produced just before this migratory crisis occupies the headlines of the world press.
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