The European Union may expand the sanctions list against the citizens of Belarus. The details of the European measures were disclosed by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Piotr Wawzhik, quoted by RIA Novosti.
He suggested that the sanctions could affect 40 or even 50 people. Earlier, the European Union claimed that the impending restrictive measures would affect up to 20 people.
“We [in Warsaw] are trying to ensure that this list is open, so that it can be expanded as much as possible,” Wawzhik stressed. The diplomat added that the measures should also concern the representatives of the security agencies, “responsible for the use of torture against the protesters.”
On August 31, the Baltic states announced sanctions against President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. They will include a ban on entry – this means the cancellation of official visits by the head of state.
Plans to impose sanctions against top officials of the republic were also reported in the EU and the USA. The United States is considering the introduction of sanctions against seven citizens of the republic, who are considered responsible for violations in the presidential elections and the massive use of violence against protesters.
After the presidential elections in Belarus, in which, according to the CEC, Lukashenko won 80 percent of the vote, mass protests began. Demonstrators demand the resignation of the president of the country and the holding of fair elections; clashes with the security forces occurred, during which dozens of people were injured.
