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Nov 2021
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Crisis on Europe's doorstep: When migrat...

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Last week tensions at the border between neighbouring Poland and Belarus escalated as thousands of people, looking to start a new life in the West, were stranded in desperate conditions. Belarus has been accused of 'weaponising' the plight of migrants in a geopolitical standoff between the EU and its neighbour. So what's behind the situation - and what happens next?

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Host: David Aaronovitch.

Guest: Peter Conradi, Europe Editor for The Sunday Times

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