 He told reporters: "The airport in Kaliningrad is now accepting flights from the Middle East and North Africa. I decided to take action to enhance the security of the Polish border". The 52-year-old minister added that he has already authorised the construction of a temporary barrier along the 130-mile border, saying: "Already today work will begin... on a temporary barrier along the 130-mile border." The razor-wire fence will be 130-miles long, 2.5 metres high (8ft), and three metres deep (9ft). It will also feature an electronic monitoring system and cameras. Last year, Poland built a steel wall along its border with Russian ally Belarus after a migrant influx there. Despite this, Poland's border guard and NGOs on site con){kind=link}
The construction of the 130-mile long barbed wire fence with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad has begun and will be carried out quickly since soldiers have experience of creating such barriers on the Polish-Belarusian border
A 130-mile long fence is being built on the border of Poland with Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad to prevent illegal crossings in what the country fears could become another migration crisis.
Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, 53, announced the decision on Wednesday amid concerns in Warsaw that Russia plans to orchestrate an influx of migrants in the NATO country.
This comes following a recent decision by Russia’s aviation authority to launch flights from the Middle East and North Africa to Kaliningrad.
It has led the governmental minister to take drastic measures that would strengthen Poland’s security “by sealing this border”.