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Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges

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Poland 's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security.

Some 13,000 border guards and soldiers protect around 400 kilometers ( 250 miles ) of border with Belarus .

Poland says Russia and Belarus are waging a particular kind of hybrid warfare: helping groups of migrants.

Most are young men, often from Ethiopia , Eritrea and Somalia .

Poland 's borders also make up the 27 -nation EU ’s external frontier.

The number of people arriving in Poowce has dropped significantly.

Tusk believes that tough migration policy can win back voters.

The EU shifted further right in June after elections to the European Parliament .