“We see that the European Union has decided on the sanctions, it introduced them.

We expect that the sanctions list will grow very seriously.

We already have about 700-800 names on the list, ”she said on the TASS TV channel Dozhd.

The headquarters of Tikhanovskaya explained that they consider these persons "responsible for the violence" and "falsification" of the presidential elections in the country.

They also added that they count on the help of Western countries in the beginning of the dialogue between the authorities and the opposition.

“We do not ask to participate in these negotiations.

On the contrary, we demand respect for sovereignty and insist that this is an internal issue of the Republic of Belarus, ”Krasulina stressed.

On October 2, the EU put into effect a sanctions list for Belarus, including Karaev and the head of the country's CEC Lidia Yermoshina.

Later, the United States announced similar measures.

Belarus has announced that it is introducing retaliatory sanctions against the EU.