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Poland asks for targeted sanctions against Belarus
The EU needs to impose further economic sanctions, focusing on the individuals and 鈥渆ntities鈥� organising the illegal migration on the border between Belarus and Poland, the Polish deputy foreign minister has said.
Pawel Jablonski told 大象传媒 Hardtalk鈥檚 Zeinab Badawi that it was important to act quickly and be united because 鈥渋t鈥檚 the only language that Mr Lukashenko can understand".
Thousands of migrants are stuck at the Belarusian border with Poland in freezing weather. They are attempting to cross into Poland, which is a member of the EU.
The EU has accused the Belarus leader, Alexander Lukashenko, of provoking the crisis. Mr Lukashenko denies that he is sending people over the border in response to EU sanctions.
