Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says his country does not want confrontation with Poland, but wants the European Union to take in 2,000 migrants stranded at the border, after Warsaw warned tensions over the trapped people could flare up.
European Union foreign ministers are set to adopt a fresh package of sanctions against Belarus after more than a week of escalating tensions over migrants at the group's eastern border.
Migrants stranded inside Belarus have thrown rocks and branches at Polish border guards and used logs to try to break down a razor wire fence in new attempts to force their way into the European Union, authorities in Warsaw say.
