European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday called on member states to impose new sanctions against Belarus, alleging the country is responsible for an influx of migrants at the Polish border.
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The use "of migrants for political purposes is unacceptable," she said, adding that the EU would also look at how to sanction "third-country airlines" that bring migrants to Belarus.
"We will not hesitate to adopt sanctions if necessary against companies and countries that play into the hands of smugglers," EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell warned in mid-October.
"The migrants are provided with visas, plane tickets and an aircraft is ready to transport them to Minsk from where they are taken to the borders of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland," he said.
