Poland justified the isolation of its border with Belarus with the "defense of Europe".

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki warned in an English-language YouTube video on Sunday: “Europe, our common house, is in danger.” The “dictators” in Belarus and Russia wanted to destabilize Europe via an artificially triggered migration crisis and high natural gas prices - “for the first time Time since 1989 ”.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during a visit to Estonia on Sunday that the EU was facing "swelling, synchronized crises" and also mentioned the mobilization of Russian troops near Ukraine.

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Most of the migrants who wanted to enter the EU via Minsk are still in Belarus.

He spoke of a "terrible video of Belarusian soldiers briefing Iraqi citizens and telling them to attack the Polish border guards with knives".

The video of the Belarusian independent medium Nexta_TV was also shown in many Polish media.

"100 very aggressive foreigners"

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said: "Estonia's security begins today at the borders of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland."

On Saturday, Poland's border guards reported an attempt by a group of "100 very aggressive foreigners to force their way into Poland".

Warsaw has received pledges from Great Britain and Estonia to send troops.

According to Defense Minister Kalle Laanet, Estonia will send almost a hundred soldiers to support Poland later this week at Warsaw's request.

The Estonian reinforcement consists of the military police, reconnaissance and video teams with drones and engineers.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced that he would be sending around 150 soldiers to the Polish border "in the coming days or weeks". He does not want to give details until he has informed Parliament, but on a visit to Poland he told the BBC that they were "Royal Engineers". They are trained to build fences, roads and other infrastructure. You might not only help the Poles, but also the Baltic states “help secure borders”.

The British government fears that some of the migrants will find their way to France in order to cross over to England. The number of migrants coming via the canal has recently risen sharply. Wallace also visited British soldiers stationed in Poland as part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence mission. London essentially shares the Polish view of the threats from the east.

Foreign Minister Liz Truss last week called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the “shamelessly induced migrant crisis” on the Polish border.

The Kremlin has "a clear responsibility".

The government in London also wants to protect Ukraine more against threats from Moscow.

It will deliver military equipment to Kiev and, according to information from the FAZ, is considering sending soldiers.