EU accuses Belarus of 'gangster' methods as migrants shiver at Polish border

Migrants gather near a barbed wire fence in an attempt to cross the border with Poland in the Grodno region, Belarus November 8, 2021. Leonid Scheglov/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS

NAREWKA, Poland (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants huddled around forest campfires in freezing temperatures on Tuesday near the Belarus-Poland border where razor wire fences and Polish border guards blocked their entry into the European Union.

The EU vowed more sanctions against Belarus, accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of using "gangster-style" tactics in the months-long border stand-off in which at least seven migrants have died.