Lithuania named the date for the introduction of new sanctions against Belarus

Lithuanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs: the EU will impose new sanctions against Minsk within a week

the possible date for the introduction of new sanctions against Belarus, Delfi reports.

On Monday, November 15, the foreign ministers of the EU countries plan to resolve the issue of new sanctions against Minsk due to the migration crisis that arose on the border with Poland and Lithuania … The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the restrictions will affect air carriers, travel agencies and officials associated with the delivery of migrants to Belarus.

According to Pranckyavicius, there are “about 30 subjects” in the primary list to be discussed by the ministers. He added that the sanctions will take effect within a week.

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The day before, military exercises began in Latvia in connection with the migration crisis. “I asked to announce the start of military exercises in Latgale so that our Belarusian colleagues, if they can be called that, know that it’s not just that,” the republic’s defense minister said.

Relations between Belarus and the West once again escalated after the presidential elections, which took place in the country on August 9, 2020. According to official figures, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won 80 percent of the vote. Mass protests continued throughout the country for several months. They were dispersed, and a number of opposition politicians and activists were arrested or fled abroad. The European Union has imposed sanctions against Minsk three times.

The fourth sanctions package was adopted after the incident with the Ryanair aircraft in May 2021. The aircraft urgently landed due to a bomb report on board. Belarusian security forces detained two passengers: the former editor-in-chief of the opposition Telegram channel NEXTA and his girlfriend. The explosion threat was not confirmed.

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