The corresponding statement was published on the website of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
The ministry said that “the only thing the West is striving for, which disdainfully ignores the results of the expression of the will of the Belarusian people, is the change of power in Belarus”.
“The entire arsenal of Cold War methods is being used in the form of building up external political and informational pressure, introducing an air embargo, using sports for political purposes up to the financial and economic strangulation of the state.
The unilateral measures introduced by the United States, Great Britain and Canada against our country run counter to the UN Charter and the norms of international law, their OSCE commitments, ”the Foreign Ministry said.
It is noted that “the Belarusian side will conduct a thorough assessment of the restrictions against the country adopted yesterday by the United States, Great Britain and Canada and will take adequate retaliatory measures”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that at all stages the Belarusian side has consistently advocated and advocates an open and equal dialogue with Western countries, which should be based not on sanctions and pressure, but on the basis of universally recognized principles and norms of international law and interstate communication,” they added. at the ministry.
Earlier it was reported that the US Treasury imposed sanctions on 23 individuals and 21 organizations in Belarus.
It also became known that the British authorities are introducing a package of trade, financial and aviation restrictions against Belarus.