FILE PHOTO: A woman holding flowers carries a historical white-red-white flag of Belarus in Warsaw, Poland, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland accused Belarus on Wednesday of persecuting its Polish minority, calling on its government to stop "taking hostages", after Polish and Belarusian media said the head of a group representing the Polish diaspora had been arrested.
In a worsening diplomatic standoff following tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions this month, the Polish foreign ministry said it had summoned a Belarusian charge d'affaires for discussions on Tuesday evening but gave no further details.
