Migrants warm themselves by a fire at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, November 14, 2021. /CFP

Migrants are trying to cross into the European Union in freezing and dire conditions. /CFP

The European Union plans to widen sanctions on Belarus over the migrant crisis on its border with Poland. The sanctions include restrictions on airlines and travel agencies involved in transporting migrants to the bloc's borders. /CFP

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has called the sanctions "counter-productive," saying the country is prepared to retaliate. /CFP