EU nations, the US and UK say Belarus is putting migrants' lives in danger for political purposes.
Thousands of people are stranded in freezing conditions at the Belarusian-Polish border
Dramatic footage earlier this week showed desperate crowds trying to cut through a barbed wire fence to enter Poland - only to be pushed back by Polish border guards and the army. However, some migrants have managed to slip through. Russia, also a veto-holding permanent Council member, rejected the accusations and blamed Poland and neighbouring Lithuania for mistreating migrants.
"And what if we halt natural gas supplies? Therefore, I would recommend the leadership of Poland, Lithuanians and other empty-headed people to think before speaking."The EU's economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said the 27-member bloc "should not be intimidated". Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya accused the president of "bluffing" over his gas ultimatum.
Turkey's national carrier Turkish Airlines has said it will be restricting the sale of tickets on some routes for citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen.The EU is also reportedly considering sanctions against the Russian state airline Aeroflot for transporting migrants to Belarus, an allegation Aeroflot denies.a Ryanair flight was forced to divert to Minsk and a dissident journalist arrested.
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