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Calm prevails at Poland-Ukraine border despite growing fears

A sports center is seen in in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. It is one place designated to house Ukrainians if a further conflict in Ukraine creates a refugee flow into Poland. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) Women carry bags as they stand near a border crossing with Ukraine in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) Mariusz Gumienny, a head of a local county council, speaks to The Associated Press in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Gumieny says Poles living in his community near the border with Ukraine feel anxious. They worry that a conflict next door could create a large number of refugees and instability in the area. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) Women carry bags as they stand near a border crossing with Ukraine in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. . (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has recently sent nearly 5,000 troops to NATO ally Poland, in addition to the 4,000 that are on a perment rotation in Poland. The aim is to reassure a nervous ally amid fears that Russia could attack Ukrain.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has recently sent nearly 5,000 troops to NATO ally Poland, in addition to the 4,000 that are on a permanent rotation in the country. The aim is to reassure a nervous ally amid fears that Russia could attack Ukraine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has recently sent nearly 5,000 troops to NATO ally Poland, in addition to the 4,000 that are on a perment rotation in Poland. The aim is to reassure a nervous ally amid fears that Russia could attack Ukrain.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has recently sent nearly 5,000 troops to NATO ally Poland, in addition to the 4,000 that are on a perment rotation in Poland. The aim is to reassure a nervous ally amid fears that Russia could attack Ukrain.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) A Polish border guard gives instructions as drivers wait to cross the border from Poland into Ukraine in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) A Polish border guard gives instructions as drivers wait to cross the border from Poland into Ukraine in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) A Polish border guard gives instructions as drivers wait to cross the border from Poland into Ukraine in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) A Polish border guard gives instructions as drivers wait to cross the border from Poland into Ukraine in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has recently sent nearly 5,000 troops to NATO ally Poland, in addition to the 4,000 that are on a perment rotation in Poland. The aim is to reassure a nervous ally amid fears that Russia could attack Ukrain.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) A woman stands on a road near a border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Tensions are soaring in Ukraine's east and Western leaders issue dire warnings that a wider war could be coming. But along Ukraine's border with European Union nation Poland, calm prevails. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)