Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been luring thousands of desperate migrants to his country, amid promises they will let them enter Europe. But instead, they are trapped in freezing weather on the Polish border, with no shelter or food. As Crystal Goomansingh reports, Lukashenko is being accused of using them as political pawns to retaliate against the European Union.
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