Von der Leyen: Enlargement of sanctions against Belarus “early next week”

THE European Union will extend the sanctions against it Belarus next week, the president of the European Commission said on Wednesday Ursula von der Leyen, after the meeting he had with the President of the USA Joe Biden in Washington on, inter alia, the coronavirus pandemic, the climate crisis and other international issues.

“Very soon, at the beginning of next week, there will be one extension of sanctions “against Belarus,” the Commissioner told reporters after the meeting, noting that sanctions would be imposed on faces but also in entities.

The decision is expected to be taken on Monday, during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the 27 EU Member States, broadcasts the APE BPE.

European diplomats have said that the European Union plans to target around 30 individuals and entities, including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Belavia airline.

EU sanctions against him are currently in force 116 Belarusian officials, including the President Lukashenko and his two sons. They provide for the “freezing” of their assets and the ban on entry into the EU.

“It’s important for Lukashenko to understand that their behavior has one thing price“, Stressed Ursula von der Leyen.

THE EU and NATO accuse Alexander Lukashenko that uses immigrants to put pressure on the West by sending people who have fled Middle Eastern countries in Minsk and then on the border with Poland and the Baltic States.

The Belarusian president and his ally, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, place responsibilities on the EU ..

Finally, von der Leyen stated that the US has also prepared sanctions against Belarus, which will enter into force in the beginning. December“We will consider imposing sanctions on them Airlines facilitating the smuggling of people to Minsk and the EU-Belarus border “.

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