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FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures as he speaks during a meeting of the Constitutional Commission in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 28, 2021. Thousands of migrants have flocked to BelarusâÄ™ border with Poland hoping to get to Western Europe, an influx that has prompted Polish authorities to introduce a state of emergency and deploy thousands of troops and police. The European Union has accused Lukashenko of using migrants as pawns in a âÄœhybrid attackâĝ against the 27-nation bloc in retaliation for the EU sanctions against his government for its brutal crackdown on protests. (Maxim Guchek/BelTA photo via AP, File)