EU may impose sanctions against Minsk airport due to migration crisis

The European Union is considering sanctions against Belarus' main airport in a bid to make it more difficult for airlines to bring in migrants and exacerbate a crisis on the bloc's borders, two diplomats said on Thursday, Report informs, citing Reuters.

Moreover, the EU plans to impose sanctions on Syria's Cham Wings Airles, which transports migrants. The company cancelled flights to Minsk after reports of possible sanctions.

Brussels earlier announced its intention to expand sanctions against Belarus over migration crisis on Polish border.