According to Makei, "in the end, no one will win."

He believes that Belarus "runs the risk of losing its statehood if the pressure of sanctions continues."

The minister stressed that Minsk will do everything to prevent this from happening.

“And the European Union will lose Belarus forever.

And I think that this is absolutely not in the interests of Europe, ”his words are quoted on the website of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.

On December 2, the EU introduced the fifth package of sanctions on Belarus.

It includes 17 individuals and 11 organizations.

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry called the new sanctions of the USA, Canada and Great Britain illegal and promised to give them an adequate response.