The European Union must be ready to impose further sanctions on Minsk if the crisis on the Poland-Belarus border escalates, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a joint press conference after talks in Berlin, Germany November 25, 2021. (Photo: Agency)

"We must plan further sanctions, including on trade," Mateusz Morawiecki said during a joint news conference with acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.