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“The fact that no agreement is reached today on sanctions to support Belarusians suffering and fighting for democracy undermines the credibility of the democratic values they are fighting for,” Linkevičius said on a social Twitter account on Monday. .
“Some colleagues should not link things that cannot be linked. Lithuania will continue to demand substantial action, “he added.
The minister wrote after the European Union foreign ministers failed to decide on sanctions against Belarus.
The issue will be debated by the European Council later this week.
“The ministers discussed the sanctions. And although there is a clear desire to announce these sanctions, it has not been possible to do so due to unanimous approval, which was not achieved today,” Josep Borrell, head of Community Diplomacy, said at a press conference on Monday. .
“The issue will be discussed by the Heads of State and Government in the European Council later this week,” he added, promising to do everything possible to get the sanctions approved.
He said at Monday’s meeting that “one of the parties did not reach a consensus.”
The Bloomberg news agency recently reported that Cypriot representatives had warned their EU counterparts that they would not accept proposals to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials if the bloc did not agree to impose restrictions on Turkey for exploration in the eastern Mediterranean.
For more than a month, there have been unprecedented protests in Belarus over the presidential elections on August 9, which were declared the winners by Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994. The opposition and Western countries consider these elections to be rigged.
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