Poland's tough stance on migrants at its Belarus border is good news for the country's security but bad news for migrants being used as political pawns.

• A Polish lawmaker defended orders allowing soldiers to shoot migrants who attack them at the border, saying the policy has cut illegal crossings to nearly zero.
• He claims Russia and Belarus are deliberately funneling migrants from Syria and other countries into Poland to destabilize the country and distract from support for Ukraine.
• He argues this is a form of hybrid warfare, pulling in Iran, North Korea, and left-leaning NGOs (including Soros-linked groups) as willing or unwitting participants.
• He contrasts Poland's approach with Germany's, which he says failed by accepting large numbers of migrants, and says his "be like Poland" message has gone viral among Europeans.
• He said the EU has backed off criticizing Poland's border law after seeing it work.

Outlook: Poland's hardline border policy looks set to continue and may push migration flows toward other EU countries instead.