Western countries intend to provoke a new wave of protests in Belarus with the help of sanctions against the official Minsk. This was stated by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin, RIA Novosti reports.
“We understand very well that the purpose of the sanctions pressure exerted on Minsk is to deliberately bring down the standard of living of ordinary citizens, provoke a new wave of anti-government protests,” the diplomat said. He recalled that the West has imposed restrictions on the sectors of the Belarusian industry, on which the well-being of hundreds of thousands of citizens depends.
Earlier it became known about the official Minsk's retaliatory measures to the new sanctions of the West. Thus, the Belarusian government decided to introduce a food embargo on a wide range of goods from January 1, 2022. The import ban will be imposed on the EU and its member states, the USA, Canada, the UK and a number of other countries.
In early December, new sanctions against Belarus were introduced by the European Union, the United States, Great Britain and Canada. 183 Belarusian individuals and 26 organizations were restricted by the European Union. Washington and London have banned their citizens and institutions from cooperating with Belaruskali. Canada's sanctions affected 24 individuals and seven legal entities from Belarus.
