The United States will continue to impose sanctions on Belarus to encourage it to stop supporting Russia’s special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine, said Christopher Smith, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. His words guide the way TASS.
The politician noted that the sanctions against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are related to both his “attacks on democracy and human rights” and his support for Russia’s actions.
We will continue to do so by taking proportionate and appropriate measures to hold Lukashenko accountable and persuade him to stop supporting the war. [президента России Владимира] “Putin is in Ukraine,” he emphasized.
Before that, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk statedIt appears that Russia and Belarus will close 2023 with high macroeconomic indicators despite Western sanctions pressure.
Previously at IFRC suspended Becoming a member of the Belarusian Red Cross.