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It is announced that there are 17 people on the preliminary list, but A. Lukashenko is not included in it.
It is true that this is only the opinion of the experts, but their working groups formally advise diplomats, so it is very likely that the list will be approved next week by the EU envoys in Brussels. Then at the ministerial level.
The sanctions include a ban on entry into EU countries and the freezing of financial assets in European banks.
In the past, community members have reached a political consensus on the need for sanctions against officials of the Belarusian regime, but there has been uncertainty about officials subject to restrictions, with some states reluctant to add Lukashenko to the list.
For example, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn warned last week not to impose sanctions on Lukashenko.
According to Asselborn, this could hamper efforts to mediate negotiations through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
“We must remember that in addition to the European Union, there is the OSCE. Of course, they also want to keep the opportunity to have a dialogue in this country in some way,” he said.
The attitude of the Baltic countries is harsher. 30 high-ranking Belarusian officials imposed national sanctions on Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Among them are Lukashenko and people close to him.
It is true that Polish radio emphasizes that the preliminary “blacklist” is open. This means that new officials can be added; it is also possible to reach a list of 30 people.
Czech Foreign Minister Tomasz Petrichek also mentioned this last week. He agreed that sanctions should be imposed on Lukashenko, but added that such a thing could be kept in reserve and used later, “if we see that there is no positive development in Belarus.”
It was decided to impose new sanctions on the Lukashenko regime due to rigged presidential elections and violence used against peaceful protesters.
After the first manifestations of electoral fraud, some 7,000 people were arrested. of the people who left the detention center said they had been brutally beaten, several people died.
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