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The Welt newspaper reported this on Friday, citing its sources.
According to the publication, Berlin, Paris and Rome stated that “despite all the circumstances, the communication channels with Lukashenko must be kept open”, as they believe that his inclusion in the black list would mean a total cessation of the dialogue with Minsk. Mr. Lukashenko is called first of all by the Baltic states and Poland.
In Belarus on August 9. Presidential elections were held in which 80.1 percent. A. Lukashenko, who ruled the country for 26 years, received votes. According to official figures, opposition spokeswoman Sviatlana Cichanouskaya ranked second with 10.12 percent. votes, but did not acknowledge the results. S. Cichanouskaja herself left Belarus on the night of August 11 for her safety and is currently in Lithuania.
The rigged elections in the country have unleashed a wave of protests that so far has not abated. The protests were violently repressed by the authorities, several people died, thousands were arrested and torture was reported in detention centers.
August 31 It was announced that after European Union foreign ministers reached a political agreement on sanctions against Belarusian officials, sanctions are currently being prepared, said Peter Stano, spokesman for the bloc’s diplomat Josep Borrell.
“On Friday, after a debate in Berlin, the foreign ministers made it very clear that there was a political agreement for the working groups of the Council of the European Union to begin to draw up a list of people subject to sanctions, such as those accused of violent repression against protesters “. Said a spokesman in Brussels.
He clarified that a green light had been lit to compile said list.
He also said during a ministerial discussion in Berlin that “we would like this to be done as soon as possible.”
“The work has started and we expect it to produce results very soon,” added Stano.
At the time, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) journalist Rikard Jozwiak also said on Twitter that he said working groups in Brussels would prepare EU sanctions against Belarus “this week”.
“They must be approved by the EU envoys next week,” said the journalist.
On Monday, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia coordinated sanctions against Lukashenko and 29 other members of the Belarusian regime for manipulating the election results and violence against protesters. They will be banned from entering the Baltic countries.
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