The Russian Foreign Ministry revealed the purpose of the Western sanctions against Minsk
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Pankin called the aim of Western sanctions to incite protests in Belarus Western countries intend to provoke a new wave of protests in Belarus official Minsk. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin, RIA Novosti reports. “We understand perfectly well that the purpose of the sanctions pressure on Minsk is to deliberately bring down the standard of living of ordinary citizens, provoke a new wave of anti-government protests.” , – opened the diplomat. He recalled that the West imposed restrictions on the sectors of the Belarusian industry, on which the well-being of hundreds of thousands of citizens depends. Earlier it became known about the official Minsk's response to the new sanctions of the West. Thus, the Belarusian government decided to introduce a food embargo on a wide range of goods from January 1, 2022. A ban on imports will be introduced against the