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According to Die Welt, Berlin and Paris believe that channels of communication with Lukashenko should be left open in all circumstances and that sanctions would close those channels.
The Baltic states and Poland opposed this, calling for Lukashenko to be included on the EU sanctions list.
According to journalistic sources, the official list of sanctions will be made public next week.
VIDEO: Detainees in Belarus spoke of incomprehensible cruelty: “You could hear people being beaten outside all night.”
This week, the Baltic states imposed sanctions on 30 Belarusian officials, including Lukashenko, who is held responsible for manipulating the election results and violence against protesters. Persons included in the Black List will not be able to enter the Baltic States for five years.
Mass protests in Belarus erupted on August 9, when authorities announced that they had defeated the country’s leader, Lukashenko. The elections were held without international observers and the EU does not recognize the results of its elections.
In the early days, the protests were violently suppressed and the arrests of peaceful protesters continue to this day. In total, about 7,000 were arrested. people, some of them were released. People released from solitary confinement and doctors treating detainees speak of torture.
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