Due to the large number of immigrants gathering near the border between Belarus in the former Soviet Union and Poland, a member state of the EU = European Union, the EU said that Belarus intentionally gathered immigrants and tried to cross the border to the EU side. I have decided to impose new sanctions.

Thousands of migrants, believed to have come from the Middle East and elsewhere, are gathering near the border between Belarus and Poland, and the EU is trying to counter the sanctions imposed by the EU by the Belarusian Lukashenko administration. At the Foreign Ministers' Meeting held on the 15th, he discussed how to respond, saying that he was intentionally gathering immigrants and trying to cross the border to the EU side.



At a press conference after the meeting, EU High Representative Borrell said, "We are considering all possible measures to stop the Lukashenko administration from targeting us," and will impose new sanctions on Belarus. It was revealed that they had agreed to impose.



The specifics of the sanctions will be summarized shortly, but Borrell's senior representative has indicated that he will also target airlines and travel agencies that are believed to have been involved in the cross-border immigrants.



The EU has already imposed sanctions on Belarus four times, including the suppression of civilian peaceful protests since the Belarusian presidential election last August, including President Lukashenko. ..