Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Moscow on October 4, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

RIA news agency on Sunday quoted President Putin as saying on a state TV channel that Russia is ready to help in any way to this migrant crisis. President Putin had spoken with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko twice since the beginning of the crisis.

Tensions between Belarus and Poland have escalated recently. Warsaw criticized Minsk for allowing migrant caravans to move freely to the border in response to the EU countries’ sanctions on Belarus. Belarus has denied the allegation.

The EU's foreign ministers will expand sanctions on Belarus at a meeting on Monday, said Josep Borrell, EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy. Sanctions will be imposed on airlines and travel agencies that are believed to be involved in bringing migrants to the EU border.