Belarus leader criticises EU for refusing to hold talks on migrants

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko (Nikolay Petrov/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

The president of Belarus has criticised the European Union for its refusal to hold talks on the influx of migrants on the country’s border with Poland.

Alexander Lukashenko urged Germany to accommodate about 2,000 migrants who had remained on the border with Poland and condemned EU officials for refusing to negotiate an end to the standoff.