Belarus, the US announce sanctions against state-owned enterprises and evaluate others

The hijacking of the Ryanair flight and the arrest of the journalist Roman Protasevič, events that "occurred in the midst of a wave of repression by the Lukashenko regime against the aspirations of the Belarusian people for democracy and human rights", "are a direct confrontation with international norms ". Thus the White House, which announced that on June 3 the United States will re-impose sanctions against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises. Furthermore, "the United States, in coordination with the EU and other partners and allies, is developing a list of targeted sanctions against key members of the Lukashenko regime associated with continuing human rights violations and corruption, falsification of the elections of the 2020 and the events of 23 May ". L'US administration also plans a new executive order that will give the US "greater authority to impose sanctions on elements of the Lukashenko regime, its support network and those who advocate corruption, human rights abuse and attacks on democracy. ". The State Department has issued an invitation not to travel to Belarus for US citizens, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice for airlines "to exercise extreme caution when considering flying in Belarusian airspace" and the US will suspend their discretionary enforcement of the 2019 US-Belarus Air Services Agreement. The Department of Justice, including the FBI,is working closely on the Belarusian situation with its European counterparts, the White House points out. "The United States joined in public condemnation of the May 23 events at the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the G7 and NATO. We will continue to support in these bodies an action against the Lukashenko regime for its affront to international norms and the weakening of democracy and human rights ". "We take these measures, together with our partners and allies", the White House emphasizes, "to demonstrate our commitment to the aspirations of the Belarusian people. We ask Lukashenko to allow acredible international investigation into the events of 23 May, to immediately release all political prisoners and to initiate a full and genuine political dialogue with democratic opposition leaders and civil society groups leading to free and fair presidential elections under the auspices and OSCE monitoring ".

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29 May 2021 The hijacking of the Ryanair flight and the arrest of the journalist Roman Protasevič, events that "occurred in the midst of a wave of repression by the Lukashenko regime against the aspirations of the Belarusian people for democracy and human rights", "they are a direct affront to international norms". Thus the White House, which announced that on June 3 the United States will re-impose sanctions against nine Belarusian state-owned enterprises. Furthermore, "the United States, in coordination with the EU and other partners and allies, is developing a list of targeted sanctions against key members of the Lukashenko regime associated with continuing human rights violations and corruption, falsification of the elections of the 2020 and the events of 23 May ".

The US administration also plans a new executive order that will give the US "greater authority to impose sanctions on elements of Lukashenko's regime, its support network and those who advocate corruption, human rights abuse and attacks. against democracy ". The State Department has issued an invitation not to travel to Belarus for US citizens, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice for airlines "to exercise extreme caution when considering flying in Belarusian airspace" and the US will suspend their discretionary application of the 2019 US-Belarus air services agreement.

The Justice Department, including the FBI, is working closely on the Belarus situation with European counterparts, the White House points out. "The United States joined in public condemnation of the May 23 events at the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the G7 and NATO. We will continue to support in these bodies an action against the Lukashenko regime for its affront to international norms and the weakening of democracy and human rights ".

"We take these measures, together with our partners and allies," the White House emphasizes, "to demonstrate our commitment to the aspirations of the Belarusian people. We ask Lukashenko to allow a credible international investigation into the events of May 23, to release all political prisoners immediately and to initiate a full and genuine political dialogue with democratic opposition leaders and civil society groups leading to free and fair presidential elections under the auspices and monitoring of the OSCE. "

Belarus, the US announce sanctions against state-owned enterprises and evaluate others

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